Macroeconomic Policy and Environmental Challenges

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Chair in Natural Resource Management

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Rabah AREZKI
Research Director of CNRS (French National Research Center)
Former Chief Economist and Vice-President of the African Development Bank
Samuel GUÉRINEAU
Professor at the University of Clermont Auvergne - CERDI and Dean of the School of Economics.
Patrick GUILLAUMONT
President, FERDI
Sylviane GUILLAUMONT JEANNENEY
Special Advisor, FERDI
Professor Emeritus, former member of the Board of the Agence française de développement (AFD)
Roland Kangni KPODAR
Deputy Division Chief , International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Senior Fellow, FERDI
Patrick PLANE
Director of Research, CNRS-CERDI
Associate Professor, University of Clermont Auvergne.
Sustainable Competitiveness Observatory Programme Manager, FERDI

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FERDI highlights the role of monetary policy and financial systems in development and analyses the specific characteristics of fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies in low-income countries.

Workshop for Young Economists on Macroeconomics and Finance in Africa

The call for applications is now open (Deadline: June, 15th 2025).

Appel à contributions

04 April 2025

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Vignette2. Workshop for Young Economists on Macroeconomics and Finance in Africa

Objectives

↪ To contribute to research on monetary policies in developing countries.

↪ Tp investigate the factors that influence African participation in global value chains.

↪ To contribute to research on financial structures and development in partnership with the Banque de France.

In these areas, FERDI collaborates closely with CERDI, the Banque de France, WAEMU, and CEMAC.

Latest Achievements

↪ In 2024, FERDI, in consortium with Linpico SARL, was selected to implement the Macrofiscal Facility — a project commissioned by the European Commission. This three-year initiative (2024–2027) supports the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) in conducting macroeconomic and fiscal analysis. The project is led by Grégoire Rota-Graziosi and Jean-Baptiste Le Hen.

↪ Research on the links between exchange rate policy and climate change was presented and discussed at the International Symposium organised by the Central Bank of Madagascar in Antananarivo.

↪ FERDI and the Banque de France are continuing their collaboration through the production of joint studies and the organisation of conferences and seminars.

↪ Study on the production elasticity of critical metals for the energy transition

↪ Study on the future of the WAEMU monetary and exchange rate framework

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