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- Marc Raffinot
(Université Paris Dauphine, LEDa DIAL, PSL)
- Fabrice Yidalpin Oyo Badolo
(Laboratoire d’Économie Appliquée (LABEA), Université Norbert Zongo (Koudougou/Burkina Faso))
Abstract
Cet article étudie l’effet des émissions d’euro-obligations sur la gouvernance dans les pays d’Afrique subsaharienne sur la période 2005-2024. Tout un courant de pensée met l’accent sur la « discipline de marché », la surveillance des investisseurs étant supposée conduire à une meilleure gestion financière et institutionnelle. À l’aide d'un modèle en panel à effets fixes contrôlant l’endogénéité de la politique d’endettement régionale et de l’efficacité gouvernementale, nous montrons que l’émission d’eurobonds affiche une neutralité statistique quasi totale sur la trajectoire institutionnelle globale, malgré une impulsion de court terme sur le contrôle de la corruption et l’efficacité des pouvoirs publics. En revanche, les Eurobonds influencent significativement les indicateurs macroéconomiques du CPIA liés à la gestion financière et d’endettement à l’échelle de la région. À l’inverse, au sein de l’UEMOA, l’accès aux marchés financiers internationaux induit un impact positif et systémique. Si la politique budgétaire pure y reste insensible, la qualité de la gestion financière et monétaire et la politique d’endettement affichent une amélioration très significative, consolidée à long terme. Cette dynamique s’accompagne d’une progression durable de l’État de droit, de la qualité de la réglementation et du contrôle de la corruption. Ces résultats démontrent que la discipline de marché n’est pas une force universelle autonome, mais un mécanisme endogène dont l’efficacité dépend étroitement de la complémentarité avec des contraintes monétaires et des règles budgétaires communautaires préexistantes.___________________________________________________________________This article examines the impact of Eurobond issuance on governance in sub-Saharan African countries over the 2005-2024 period. A substantial body of literature emphasizes "market discipline," suggesting that investor scrutiny leads to better financial and institutional management. Using a fixed-effects panel model that controls for the endogeneity of regional debt policy and government effectiveness, we show that Eurobond issuance is characterized by near-total statistical neutrality regarding the region's overall institutional trajectory, despite a short-lived positive pulse on corruption control and government effectiveness. Conversely, Eurobonds significantly influence regional CPIA macroeconomic indicators related to financial management and debt policy. In sharp contrast, within the WAEMU, access to international capital markets yields a positive and systemic impact. While pure fiscal policy remains unaffected, both the quality of financial and monetary management and debt policy display highly significant improvements that strengthen over the long term. This dynamic is paired with a durable progression in the rule of law, regulatory quality, and corruption control. These findings demonstrate that market discipline is not an autonomous, universal force; rather, it is an endogenous mechanism whose effectiveness strictly depends on its complementarity with pre-existing monetary constraints and regional fiscal rules.
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Marc Raffinot & Fabrice Yidalpin Oyo Badolo, 2026.
"L’émission d’eurobonds améliore-t-elle la gouvernance dans les pays de l’Afrique subsaharienne ?,"
Working Papers
DT/2026/06, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
Handle:
RePEc:dia:wpaper:dt202606
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JEL classification:
- F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
- F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
- G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
- O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
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