This column reports the nature and the amplitude of economic cycles in the Euro area since 1970, with a focus on the role of financial factors in generating these cycles.
Le renforcement des échanges de services, notamment financiers, et la baisse concomitante des revenus provenant de l’étranger recomposent la balance courante. Ces mouvements répondent à la hausse du prix des actifs et à la baisse des rendements à l’étranger.
Outre la hausse des émissions dues au transport des marchandises, le commerce influe sur le changement climatique en modifiant les techniques et les spécialisations productives. L’effet global dépend des avantages comparatifs, des politiques environnementales et de la nature des accords commerciaux.
Alors que les pays d’Afrique subsaharienne avaient semblé bien résister à la crise financière qui a secoué les pays avancés, et que des chiffres de croissance flatteurs laissaient penser que le « décollage » s’effectuait enfin, l’activité économique de cette zone s’est nettement affaiblie en 2015.
Post, December 7, 2015 By D.A. Loorbach, R. Lijnis Huffenreuter
Paris 2015 marks the start of a climate change investment boom worth trillions of dollars. This upcoming hype begs the question: can we grow our way out of climate change?
In theory, uncertainties about the costs of the low carbon policies implemented by each country to meet the emissions quota imposed by the agreement make it unlikely that any credible agreement could be reached or respected, either because countries would be reluctant to commit, or due to opportunistic cheating.
Post, December 7, 2015 By Romain Morel, Ian Cochran
A factor that clearly differentiates COP21 and COP15 in Copenhagen is the increasing mobilization of the financial sector. In the past months, financial actors have taken commitments and spoken out on climate-related topics.
Post, November 26, 2015 By Christian de Perthuis, Pierre-André Jouvet, Raphaël Trotignon
Because the climate is a common good, economists generally advocate the use of an international carbon price to internalize climate risk, to incorporate as many countries as possible into an agreement and to thwart “free-rider” strategies.