Ce travail analyse les effets des investissements directs étrangers sur les investissements domestiques. L’étude empirique est construite sur la base du modèle théorique d’Agosin et Mayer (2001). Deux hypothèses nous intéressent particulièrement : (i) l’une stipule que les firmes...

Pour l'Afrique subsaharienne, les quatre dernières décennies se caractérisent par l'urbanisation rapide des pays dans un contexte de récession prolongée. Même si le niveau de vie reste aujourd'hui plus élevé en ville qu'à la campagne, la trajectoire régressive des économies a eu des...

In a concern to go further than a simple static report and to address poverty in its immense complexity, this study analyses its evolution over a period of time in relation to the macro-economic and social dynamics at work in Africa. On the basis of a certain number of elements of analysis,...

We examine FDI’s effects of on domestic investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our model’s assumptions are inspired from the theoretical model of Agosin and Mayer (2001). Two assumptions have special interest: (i) the first is that multinational firms crowd-out local firms ; (ii) the second...

This article analyzes individual perceptions of the linkage between corruption and trust in political institutions in 16 African democracies. Using perceived corruption and experienced corruption as indicators, it tests the functionalist theories that portray corruption as a way to increase...

Our study focuses on the EU new members, which are transition countries. After a long period of privatization and restructuring, the ownership structure of firms in these countries takes a clearer form. This evolution of ownership structure has a considerable effect on firm performance. In using...