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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...
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Police corruption is widespread and may be important in explaining the high risk of road fatalities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the impact of this phenomenon on road safety in Sub-Saharan Africa. A theoretical model is presented where a representative carrier faces corruptible...
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Hors de prix et pourtant plébiscitée, élitiste et pourtant incontournable, symbole de réussite individuelle et pourtant associée aux sociabilités et aux solidarités familiales ou de voisinage, l'automobile est, dans tous ses paradoxes, bien plus qu'un mode de transport dans les sociétés...
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(english) This paper analyzes the level of job satisfaction expressed by individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa. The approach is original in three respects. no in-depth economic study has ever been produced on the determinants of job satisfaction on this continent; the approach aims at isolating the...
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Dans cette étude, nous appliquons la méthode du Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) pour évaluer l’efficience en développement humain des pays de l’Afrique subsaharienne. Notre but est de voir si certains de ces pays se sont démarqués dans une bonne gestion du développement humain. Pour...
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Cet article propose une réflexion portant sur les politiques agricoles, en mettant l’accent sur la question alimentaire (mais en écartant ici les aspects relatifs aux politiques commerciales). Cette réflexion est conduite en acceptant l’idée que l’intervention publique dans ce secteur...
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This paper studies the opportunities and barriers for Sovereign Wealth Funds’ (SWFs) investments in Africa. Based on historical databases on SWFs’ transactions, it shows that SWFs can facilitate up to 50% of the investment needs in infrastructure in Africa over the next decade to meet the...
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After reviewing the literature that identify and measure the effect of financial integration on the depth and the efficiency of financial markets in emerging countries, on capital flows towards these countries and finally on economic growth, this paper provides a descriptive analysis of the...
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(english) Fiscal constraints and policy changes to improve the effectiveness of programmes in reducing poverty have gradually led the international community to use tools to reach the poor. Poverty reduction policy targeting is one of them. This paper reviews targeted poverty alleviation...
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L’objet de cet article est d’utiliser les développements récents de l’économétrie des panels dynamiques non stationnaires afin d’examiner la robustesse du concept de PPA pour un échantillon de 73 pays développés et en développement. Nos investigations révèlent que la forme...
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