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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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Webinaire. La politique de mobilisation des ressources intérieures
Mobiliser les ressources intérieures en situation de post crise
Événement
Quelle réponse peuvent apporter les pays en développement, alors même qu’une hausse des dépenses sanitaires et sociales est inévitable ? Inscrivez -vous au webinaire modéré par la Ferdi en présence de plusieurs experts au Burkina Faso, en France, en Guinée et au Niger.
04 June 2020
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Mauritius
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COVID-19 in Mauritius and other tourist paradises: A progress report
BLOG
Durement touchée par la chute des recettes touristiques, qui devrait entraîner une réduction du PIB supérieure à 10 % pour 2020, l'île Maurice a réussi à éliminer la propagation de Covid-19 en 40 jours. Par Jaime de Melo (Ferdi, Université de Genève), Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur (Université de Maurice) et Boopen Seetanah (Université de Maurice). sur VOXEU.org
05 June 2020
Using agriculture for development: Supply- and demand-side approaches
Publication
Thirteen years after the publication of the World Bank's 2008 Development Report, Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet (University of California, Berkeley and FERDI) are deepening the analysis of the impact of agriculture on global development. They propose new research results, some of which are experimental. 
20 May 2020
IDGM webinar: How to develop and finance projects and development strategies aligned with the 2030 Agenda?
MEDIA
On YouTube. Video of the first session of the series of webinars of the Initiative for Development and Global Governance (IDGM): "Financing Agenda 2030 in a Vulnerable World". 
29 May 2020
BLOG
Mali : scènes de rue à Bamako par temps de Covid
Par Paul Derreumaux, Président d'honneur du Groupe Bank of AfricaSenior Fellow Ferdi. Sur http://www.paul-derreumaux.com/
03 June 2020

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Using agriculture for development: Supply- and demand-side approaches
By Alain DE JANVRY, Elisabeth SADOULET
September 01, 2020
Barriers to trade in environmental goods: How important they are and what should developing countries expect from their removal
By Jaime DE MELO, Jean-Marc SOLLEDER
June 30, 2020
The Causes of Civil Conflicts: Recent Advances Using Disaggregated Data
By Camille LAVILLE
June 04, 2020
The long Road towards Supply Chain Trade in Africa
By Jaime DE MELO, Anna Twum
May 29, 2020
COVID-19 in Mauritius and other tourist paradises: A progress report
By Jaime DE MELO, Boopen Seetanah, Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur
May 28, 2020
Mali : scènes de rue à Bamako par temps de Covid
By Paul DERREUMAUX
May 26, 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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