Publications

Potash: a typical price war

A growing world population, changing food demand favoring protein, and limited agricultural supply under the assumption of constant returns: these...

Potasse : une guerre des prix bien commune

Une croissance de la population mondiale, une mutation de la demande alimentaire favorisant les protéines et une offre agricole limitée sous l’...

Fluctuations in Emerging Economies: Regional and Global Factors

Discrepancies in output fluctuations between emerging and developed economies are well documented in the literature. Differences however within...

From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic: a corridor vulnerable to terrorism

Two of the largest oil producers in Africa, Nigeria on the Atlantic and Libya on the Mediterranean are facing the two most violent terrorist groups...

De la Méditerranée à l’Atlantique: le couloir de vulnérabilité face au terrorisme

Deux des plus grands producteurs d’hydrocarbures en Afrique, le Nigeria sur l’Atlantique et la Libye sur la Méditerranée font face aux deux groupes...

Robust Containment: French and US Security Policies in Africa

Although the United States is less active in Africa than France, their security policies on the continent often have shared objectives and are...

L’endiguement renforcé: Les politiques de sécurité de la France et des États-Unis en Afrique

Bien que les États-Unis soient moins présents en Afrique que la France, leurs politiques de sécurité sur le continent ont des objectifs souvent...

A chequered African history of commodity markets. Part II: cocoa

Among commodities, cocoa occupies a special place, probably because this base product for chocolate is associated, in the collective psyche, with...

Brazil and Africa: Historic Relations and Future Opportunities

Brazil is in a good position to serve as a bridge to Africa and to reignite more cooperation between both sides of the South Atlantic. Brazil has...

Global Commodity Markets 2015—2016 Forecasts

Rarely, has the global market trends in raw materials and commodities been as pronounced as in 2015. Virtually all markets overall were down strongly...

Bilan des marchés mondiaux des matières premières 2015 et prévisions 2016

Rarement, la tendance sur les marchés mondiaux de matières premières et de commodités aura été aussi marquée qu’en 2015. Pratiquement tous les...

Industrial Policy: A Guide for the Perplexed

For the purpose of this short note, industrial policy is defined as government intervention in a specific sector which is designed to boost the...

Policies for Managing Natural Resources in Low Income Countries

The literature on resource dependency in the last three decades is long on theoretical and empirical effects of natural resources on an economy, but...

Managing Natural Resources for Growth and Prosperity in Low Income Countries

This paper reviews the economic impact of natural resources on low-income countries and the policy options available to them as recommended by...