Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 48 (46), pp. 4426-4446. Co-authors: Jean-Louis Combes (CERDI), Rasmane Ouedraogo (IMF) Publication date: March 2016 Abstract Foreign aid is a sizable source of government financing for several developing countries and its allocation matters for the conduct of...
Journal: The World Economy, 2016, 39: pp. 260-284.. Publication date: February 2016. Co-author: Oumar Diallo (United Nations Secretariat). Abstract This paper assesses the extent to which Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)’s business cycle is synchronized with that of the rest of the world (RoW). SSA’s...
Journal: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2015, 4(13). Co-authors: Elva Bova (EU), Christina Kolerus (IMF) Publication date: July 2015 Abstract This paper examines the role of fiscal policies in the dynamics of the labor market. Through the lenses of Okun’s Law, we assess how fiscal policy instruments...
Journal: IMF Research Bulletin, 2014, 15 (4), pp.1-4. Co-authors: Nicolas End (IMF), Gilbert Terrier (IMF), Renaud Duplay (IMF) Publication date: December 2014 Abstract Entrenched low inflation (“lowflation”) or negative inflation (deflation) has become a source of concern in several advanced...
