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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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Conference-digitale-Alliance Sahel
3 ans de l'Alliance Sahel : bilan d'étape et perspectives
Web Conférence
En direct aujourd'hui 19 janvier, 16h (UTC+1). Avec parmi les intervenants Tertius Zongo, directeur de la Chaire Sahel de la Ferdi. 
19 January 2021
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Le projet de la Ferdi "Transfert de Mortalité Nord-Sud" retenu pour un financement ANR.
Appel ANR « RA-Covid-19 »
A l’issue de la quatorzième vague d’évaluation du 5 janvier 2021, le comité d’évaluation scientifique de l’ANR a retenu 11 projets, dont le projet de la Ferdi "Transfert de Mortalité Nord-Sud". Ce projet propose d’explorer le mécanisme par lequel la politique de lutte contre le Covid-19 par confinement au Nord a pour effet de transférer le risque de mortalité au Sud, notamment dans les Etats fragiles dont la majorité se trouve en Afrique subsaharienne.
19 January 2021
The Covid 19 center of gravity
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The Covid 19 center of gravity for reported cases and deaths is updated. By Jean-Marie Grether and Nicole Andréa Mathys  (Université de Neuchâtel and fellows Ferdi)
13 January 2021
Calculation of the tax burden on mobile network operators in Africa
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CERDI in collaboration with FERDI proposes an online application to estimate the tax burden borne by mobile phone companies in 25 African countries. 
15 January 2021
Patrick Guillaumont reçoit le Prix Luc Durand-Réville
L'Académie des Sciences morales et politiques décerne le Prix Luc Durand-Réville à Patrick Guillaumont pour l’ensemble de son œuvre. Le Prix Luc Durand-Réville récompense les travaux relatifs à l’aide au développement économique. 
19 January 2021

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Does mobile money services adoption foster intra-African goods trade?
By Fayçal SAWADOGO, Abdoul-Akim WANDAOGO
January 05, 2021
Au revoir, Soumaïla
By Paul DERREUMAUX
January 04, 2021
Advancing digital frontiers in African economies: lessons learned from firm-level innovations
By Joël CARIOLLE, David A. CARROLL
December 20, 2020
Shaping Mauritius’ future: Education, Services, and Environmental Protection
By Jaime DE MELO
December 18, 2020
Towards a new world economic order? How can we contribute to it?
By Patrick GUILLAUMONT
December 18, 2020
COVID-19 and socioeconomic development in Africa: The first 6 months (February 2020-August 2020)
By Michel GARENNE
December 16, 2020

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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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