The African Economic Outlook Model: Technical Specification and Numerical Examples

16-mars-2005

The African Economic Outlook (AEO) model presented in this paper was designed to make short to mid term forecasts on two key variables, output and the rate of inflation, in a simple and standardized way allowing for country comparisons. The model main advantages consist of its simple theoretical structure, parsimonious data requirements, and scalability.

Corporate Governance: The Development Challenge

23-févr.-2005

Developing countries face the challenge of transforming political and economic governance arrangements from relationship-based systems into rules-based systems. Many must enhance their ability to address corporate insiders' abusive use of schemes to expropriate or divert resources from other stakeholders. With enforcement at the heart of the challenge, the appropriate balance between regulatory and voluntary initiatives remains an open question. Article by Charles Oman and Daniel Blume, published in eJournal USA: Economic Perspectives, February 2005.

La gouvernance d’entreprise : un défi pour le développement

28-janv.-2005

Ce repère par Charles Oman et Daniel Blume explique pourquoi la qualité de la gouvernance locale d’entreprise est cruciale pour la réussite des efforts de développement à long terme.

Intégration régionale, IDE et compétitivité en Afrique australe

09-nov.-2004

L'Afrique australe est dotée de vastes ressources naturelles et d'une main-d'œuvre relativement qualifiée. Elle devrait donc attirer énormément d'investissements directs étrangers (IDE). Mais ce n'est pas le cas. Cet ouvrage analyse les flux d'investissements dans la région et le rôle de l'IDE dans les principaux secteurs.

Fighting Corruption in Customs Administration: What Can We Learn from Recent Experiences?

02-août-2004

In many developing countries, customs efficiency is hampered by widespread corruption. This creates a major disincentive and obstacle to trade expansion. It also leads to disastrous consequences in terms of national security and public finance. This OECD Development Centre Working Paper from 2001 examines the nature of customs corruption and suggests some practical paths to integrity.

Negative Alchemy? Corruption and Composition of Capital Flows

02-août-2004

Crony capitalism and self-fulfilling expectations by international creditors are often suggested as two rival explanations for currency crisis. This paper examines a possible linkage between the two that has so far not been explored: corruption may affect a country’s composition of capital inflows in a way that makes it more likely to experience a currency crisis that is triggered/aided by international investors’ self-fulfilling expectations.

Centre de Développement de l'OCDE, Lettre d'information N°15

08-avr.-2004

Thème central: Les privatisations en Afrique

L’assurance maladie obligatoire en Afrique francophone

30-avr.-2004

Presentation par Johannes Jütting, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, 28-29 avril 2004

Trade Capacity Building: What Are the Priorities?

02-août-2004

The Doha Declaration stresses the 'important role' of 'well targeted, sustainably financed technical assistance and capacity-building programmes'. What does this mean in practice? What exactly is the purpose of 'trade capacity building'(TCB)? Who should provide this assistance and how?

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