There is broad consensus that job creation and productive employment are key to building a vibrant, inclusive economy. The digital era holds potential to expand employment opportunities, especially in Africa, where unemployment is high and economic…
We use unique enterprise survey data to explore the export behavior of firms in Tunisia, a small, trade-dependent country with a complex policy environment regarding exporting. Firms may export directly or indirectly through intermediaries, and can…
This paper examines the association between high-growth firm status and global linkages with special focus on the role of imports. We rely on a rich panel data covering all formal firms in Tunisia between 1999 and 2015. Our results show that firms…
In the presented paper, it is proved that a new objective trend appears in the current conditions of Eurasian region development. It will strengthen mutual cooperation between the countries of Eurasia and it will enrich regionalization process in…
Si bien las estadísticas oficiales no estarán disponibles hasta junio, de acuerdo a las últimas proyecciones suministradas por la OMC, el COVID-19 agravará aún más una tendencia que ya era desalentadora para el comercio de mercancías. Ello surge de…
The governments of South Africa and Tunisia launched a bilateral research project under the auspices of the ‘South Africa-Tunisia Science and Technology Collaboration’ initiative. The research project is aimed at identifying realistic and…
The CORES project focuses on “measuring firms vulnerability in developing countries to the shock of Covid-19″. It is directed by Leila Baghdadi (ESSEC Tunis) and Mohamed Ali Marouani (UMR D&S, IRD and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), in…
Les efforts de convergence et d'intégration entrepris par les différentes communautés économiques régionales et les objectifs de la Zone de Libre Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) visent à créer un seul marché continental des biens et services…
L’Afrique de l’Ouest est jusqu’ici relativement épargnée par la pandémie. Non seulement la propagation de la maladie y est beaucoup plus lente que dans la plupart des autres régions du monde, mais le nombre de décès y est aussi nettement plus réduit…
The main objective of this project is to analyse the effects of COVID-19 on international trade and recommend post-recovery strategies in Kenya taking into consideration the opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area. The…