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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 fiscalisation de l’aide : quel avenir pour un consensus fragile?

Agenda. Jeudi 10 déc. 2020.

Webinaire organisé dans le cadre de la Plateforme française interministérielle sur la mobilisation des ressources intérieures publiques (MRIP). Inscriptions ouvertes

02 December 2020

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Visuel ouvrage "Mesurer les vulnérabilités..." / anglais

Measuring vulnerabilities to improve aid allocation, especially in Africa

Publication

In this book the authors Patrick Guillaumont, Sylviane Guillaumont Jeanneney and Laurent Wagner present a conceptual framework to take into account the different forms of vulnerability in the aid allocation process. Free download on the FERDI website.

24 November 2020

10 Recommendations for Development Banks Around the World

EVENT

The synthesis of the 16 research papers presented during the Academic Days is published in 10 key recommendations for decision-makers. Avalaible on AFD's website.

02 December 2020

Comprendre et modéliser le partage de la rente minière en Afrique

Training

25h en Elearning (tutoriel, vidéo, applications, échanges) et suivi personnalisé de chaque participant.e. Date limite de candidature : 07/12/2020 pour obtenir une bourse du Ministère des Affaires étrangères. Inscriptions jusqu'au 11/01. Formation en français.

17 November 2020

Training

Être acteur de la transition écologique en Afrique. Accompagner l’adaptation et l’atténuation dans un monde complexe

S’appuyant sur une équipe d’expert·e·s alliant reconnaissance scientifique internationale et expertise de terrain, l’UM6P, l’AFD et l’IHEDD-Ferdi proposent un séminaire qui permettra, au fil des exposés et des ateliers participatifs d’acquérir des capacités techniques, transversales et créatives.

15 October 2020

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Market Integration Across Africa:Progress and Challenges Ahead

By Jaime DE MELO, Jean-Marc SOLLEDER, Zakaria SORGHO

December 02, 2020

The elusive quest for high-growth firms in Africa: when other metrics of performance say nothing

By Florian LÉON

November 19, 2020

Les risques de conflit interne dans les pays en développement et leurs modes de concrétisation : l’exemple du Mali

By Paul DERREUMAUX

November 18, 2020

Education and Protection of the Environment to shape Mauritius’ future in a COVID-19 landscape

By Jaime DE MELO

November 13, 2020

Firm growth in developing countries: Driven by external shocks or internal characteristics?

By Florian LÉON

November 13, 2020

Régime de change et réduction de la pauvreté : l’expérience de la Zone franc

November 12, 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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Indicators

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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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