Interview avec Mme Mounia Boucetta "Africa Think Tank Summit 2018"

The role of the production network in shock propagation has been an issue of considerable interest since the Great Recession. However, the empirical literature has only focused on advanced and emerging countries. This paper aims to contribute to filling this gap by examining the case of Morocco, a developing country belonging to the lower-middle-income group. The question is whether its production network is a factor in amplifying idiosyncratic industry-level shocks or, conversely, ...

An unprecedented year Each figure hides a life, a dream destroyed, a future to live. Shadowed by each number are families in agony, flows of tears and unanswered questions. On September 8 the clock had shown 23:11 Marrakesh time, and then Morocco cried, united in mourning, remembering 3,000 noble brothers and sisters, who turned into dark figures, victims of a horrendous earthquake which affected 6.6 million people. A national heartbeat later, war-torn Libya joined the pain, more ...

Interroger le lien entre le Maroc et son continent d’appartenance, l’Afrique, à partir de l’entrée des Industries culturelles et créatives (ICC), nous met d’emblée devant la nécessité d’interroger autant les concepts que les contextes d’où elles sont énoncées. Il nous oblige, par souci de rigueur et de justesse, de souligner les paradoxes qui les sous-tendent. Car par-delà l’appartenance géographique, des (dis)continuités historiques et culturelles, l’africanité du Maro ...

This paper was originally published on mdpi.com   The labor market can be a daunting place for young graduates; this paper aims to shed light on how they navigate it. By examining the ways in which they enter the workforce and the impact of individual and socioeconomic factors on their career paths, we gain a deeper understanding of the challenges they face. We use a two-stage approach to study this issue: first, we create a typology of graduates’ integration paths and then estima ...

This book was originally published on elibrary.imf.org   Throughout the past two decades, Morocco has faced several external and domestic shocks, including large swings in international oil prices, regional geopolitical tensions, severe droughts, and most recently the impact of the pandemic and the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Despite rough waters, the government stayed the course and remained focused not only on immediate stability, but also on the long-ter ...