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Unis Government Pension 10 Norvège 1990 445-512 Hydrocarbures Fund Global SAMA Foreign Arabie 2 NC 415-431 Hydrocarbures Holidays Saoudite SAFE Investment Non Matières 2 Chine 1997 347,1 Authority Premières China Investment Non Matières 6 Chine 2007 288,8-332,4 Corporation Premières Government of Non Matières 6 Singapore Investment Singapour 1981 247,5 Premières Corporation Hong-Kong Monetary Non Matières 8 Chine 1993 139,7-227,6 Authority Premières Kuwait Investment 6 Koweït 1953 202,8 Hydrocarbures

17,5 6,1 1978-1980 71,4 -0,5 1981-1987 37,9 5,8 1988-2001 72,8 2,8 2002-2003 35,1 6,9 Années Argentine Brésil Chili Israël Pologne Turquie Sources : World Bank WDI/EBRD. Dataset from Bruno, Michael and William Easterly (1998); Inflation Crises and Long -run Growth, Journal of Monetary Economics, 41(1), February, pp.3-26. La question essentielle est évidemment de comprendre pourquoi les expériences de ces pays sont si différentes les unes des autres. En principe

convergence FDI Promotion policies and dynamic of growth in the South East Mediterranean countries Abstract In this paper, we ask if the convergence in policies leads to a convergence in growth dynamics for MENA countries. We first show that FDI promotion policies have been very similar in the South East Mediterranean countries during the last decade. Then, we try to find clubs of convergence in this area through KPSS and ADF models, and show the difficulty of observing such clubs among Mediterranean countries

(updated January 2011) This document presents details on the wealth and income distributions in the United States, and explains how we use these two distributions as power indicators. Some of the information may come as a surprise to many people. In fact, I know it will be a surprise and then some, because of a recent study (Norton & Ariely, 2010) showing that most Americans (high income or low income, female or male, young or old, Republican or Democrat) have no idea just how concentrated the

Europe in Transition Dr. Ilari Karppi University of Tampere School of Management/Regional Studies Spring term/third period 2011 Topics • Study Guide: “Regional development and management of European demographic changes” • Special theme of the year: Management of European diversity and challenges of cohesion, particularly as reflected in co-operation across various borders and boundaries Course Structure The altogether 6 Credits and how to earn them? • 4 ECTS – Attend the introductory

secondary sector, it is production (measured as value added of industry) that Granger causes electricity consumption whilein the tertiary sector, the causality goes from electricity consumption to production (measured as value added of services). So, any policy aimed at strengthening growth and reduce poverty must pay special attention on energy production. Key words: Infrastructure, Granger causality, economic performance, economic branch of activity. Classification JEL: O13, O40, O41 1 1

février 2012.   Paris est une capitale attractive. La ville se place au 4ème rang mondial de métropoles mondiales qui séduisent les entreprises internationales, derrière New York, Londres, Shanghai. Facebook, Google, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sont venus s'installer dans la capitale en 2012 . En tout, 130 entreprises étrangères s'y sont implantées, créant 3200 emplois. En un an, Paris a progressé de deux places dans le classement des métropoles les plus attractives (sondage mené auprès

INTRODUCTION I got interested in the gambling phenomenon since I first arrived in UK. One of the main reasons must be that in my country gambling is regarded very differently by people as well as by the government. Now I am attracted by the games and in particular, those that are not very spread in the place I live like betting on sport. But before realizing by myself how gambling is rooted in British culture by observing my friends, people in pubs, casinos or even just by watching

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, Vol. 12, No. 2, June 2007 Analysis of Japanese Tourist Demand to Guam James W. Douganà V. P. Finance & Administration SandCastle, Inc., Guam, USA The economy of Guam is highly dependent on tourism. Japanese tourists are especially important as they represent on average 85% of all visitors. While frequent surveys document the preferences, demographics and satisfaction levels of the Japanese, no attempt has been made to determine how the traditional

Séquence 2 Necessity is the mother of invention* Sommaire Objectifs de la séquence 1. Get ready 2. Read to develop your knowledge and your vocabulary 3. Listen to obtain information 4. Express yourself in writing 5. Reading and debating Dans cette séquence de cours, vous allez vous intéresser à une invention ou un développement technologique afin de pouvoir discuter de ses avantages et de ses inconvénients. Pour cela, des exemples d’inventions vous seront proposés dans des documents variés (textes