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Independent and not-for-profit, the Foundation for studies and Research on International Development (FERDI) proposes relevant and innovative thinking on the key issues in development economics.

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WEBINAR : COVID19 CRISIS AND ISSUES FOR CEMAC
AGENDA FORTHCOMING
2 OCT. 2020.  A FERDI's webinar co-organised with the Ecobank Academy. Speakers : Daniel Ona Ondo, Michel-Cyr Djiena Wembou, Cheikh Travaly, Mustapha Mahamat and Patrick Plane. (Event in French)
25 September 2020
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WEBINAIRE : Les dépenses fiscales : de leur évaluation à leur rationalisation
AGENDA FORTHCOMING
Second webinaire organisé dans le cadre de la Plateforme française interministérielle sur la mobilisation des ressources intérieures publiques (MRIP). Ce webinaire est dédié au thème «Les dépenses fiscales : de leur évaluation à leur rationalisation». 
25 September 2020
The Use of Digital for Public Service Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa
Publication
First report of the FERDI's Digital Trust Chair. AGENDA : 17 September 2020, a  webinar with the presentation of this report.
16 September 2020
Renforcement des systèmes de santé et des politiques de lutte contre les maladies infectieuses - Session 2020
FORMATION
Un défi à l’heure de la Covid-19 pour les pays d’Afrique Sub-saharienne. 
27 August 2020
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Digitalization: a solution for sustainable development?
In this article the authors Luc Jacolin (Banque de France), Maëlan Le Goff (Banque de France), Alphonse Noah (Université Paris Nanterre) give the most recent figures on the impact of ICT development on the productivity of firms in developing countries. Provided that the risks associated with digitization must be properly managed. On www.entreprenanteafrique.com
16 September 2020

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The Use of Digital for Public Service Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Joël CARIOLLE
September 16, 2020
The Use of Digital for Public Service Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Jenny C. AKER, Joël CARIOLLE
September 16, 2020
Age at menarche in Nigerian demographic surveys
By Michel GARENNE
September 15, 2020
Les conflits internes dans le monde: Estimer les risques pour cibler la prévention
By Sosso FEINDOUNO, Laurent WAGNER
September 14, 2020
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Mesurer les vulnérabilités pour allouer l’aide au développement, en particulier en Afrique
By Patrick GUILLAUMONT, Sylviane GUILLAUMONT JEANNENEY, Laurent WAGNER
September 14, 2020
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Subsidy policies and insurance demand
By Jing CAI, Alain DE JANVRY, Elisabeth SADOULET
September 08, 2020

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Chairs

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The Sahel Chair aims to enlighten the decisions of public and private actors in their action to end the Sahel crisis and to promote sustainable development in the region. Its headquarters are in Ouagadougou.

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IHEDD Training courses

The Institute for Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development (IHEDD), is the training institute of the laboratory of excellence Labex IDGM+ "Initiative for Development and Global Governance". IHEDD offers an Economic Policy Management Masters programme (GPE), short training courses (on line or on site), and tailor-made training courses on demand.

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Observatoire de la Compétitivité Durable

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Build your own index
BYIND

The application "Build your index" allows the testing of the Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI) by choosing different weights and/or different definitions for the components used by the United Nations. The current series cover 145 developing countries from the 1970s to 2016.

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Taxation of mining industries
Mining taxation

FERDI makes available the first legal and tax database which lists the tax regime applicable to industrial gold mines in 21 African countries from the 1980s to the present, and a simulation tool for sharing the mineral resource rent between states and investors.

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