Eco-certification initiatives are market-based solutions that create incentives for producers to adopt sustainable practices and preserve ecosystems. These initiatives rely on the assumption that producers will receive a price premium sufficient to encourage engagement with and commitment to eco-labels. This paper explores the price differential associated with the eco-certification of a bluefin tuna fishery in Les Sables d'Olonne, on the French Atlantic coast, on prices obtained by certified vessels at auction. Using unique transaction data from 2015 to 2024 and a difference-in-differences strategy, we find that eco-certified vessels experience a 10% price premium after certification compared to non-certified vessels. However, the daily premiums associated with ecocertification vary considerably.

Cet article analyse l'impact des financements intermédiés des institutions financières internationales sur le niveau d'informalité des économies africaines. En s'appuyant sur un panel de 39 pays africains couvrant la période 2000-2018, l'étude évalue dans quelle mesure ces financements, canalisés via des intermédiaires financiers locaux, constituent un levier de formalisation des activités économiques, en particulier des petites et moyennes entreprises. L'analyse mobilise une approche quasi-expérimentale combinant l'équilibrage entropique comme méthode principale et l'appariement par score de propension pour les tests de robustesse. Les résultats empiriques montrent que les financements intermédiés exercent un effet négatif et statistiquement significatif sur l'informalité, avec une réduction comprise entre 8 % et 13 % selon les spécifications. Ces résultats suggèrent que l'accès à des ressources longues et formalisées renforce l'inclusion financière, améliore la transparence et incite les entreprises à se conformer aux exigences institutionnelles. L'étude comble ainsi un vide dans la littérature en mettant en évidence le rôle spécifique des financements intermédiés comme instrument de soutien à la formalisation et au développement économique en Afrique.

Financial markets frequently exhibit dramatic episodes where asset prices undergo rapid growth followed by abrupt collapses, that are incompatible with standard linear time series models. While anticipative heavytailed linear processes offer a promising alternative for modeling such phenomena, they impose uniform bubble patterns across different episodes, contradicting empirical evidence. This paper introduces a new model, based on α-stable moving average aggregates, that accommodates heterogeneous bubble dynamics.

We establish the theoretical properties of this model, demonstrating that it admits a semi-norm representation on a unit cylinder, thereby enabling the prediction of extreme trajectories with varying growth dynamics. We develop a minimum distance estimation procedure based on the joint characteristic function and establish its asymptotic properties. Monte Carlo simulations confirm the estimator's good finite-sample performance across various specifications, and we implement a subsampling methodology to empirically verify the convergence to asymptotic normality. Our empirical application to the CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index successfully decomposes observed volatility dynamics into distinct components with different persistence properties, revealing that what appears as a single bubble episode actually consists of multiple superimposed processes with heterogeneous growth rates and crash probabilities.