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Working Papers

2023

1. Unbearable Costs: When Is Inflation Impeding Job Creation? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

2021

2. IMF-Supported Programs and Sovereign Debt Crises
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article IMF-Supported Programs and Sovereign Debt Crises, IMF Economic Review, Palgrave Macmillan (2021) View citations (14) (2021)

2020

3. Can Digitalization Help Deter Corruption in Africa?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (5)

2019

4. Coping with Falling Oil Prices: The Different Fortunes of African Banks
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)
5. FinTech in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Game Changer?
   IMF Departmental Papers / Policy Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (13)
6. The Impact of Bailouts on the Probability of Sovereign Debt Crises: Evidence from IMF-Supported Programs
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (6)

2016

7. Financing Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit
   OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)

2015

8. How Did Markets React to Stress Tests?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (44)

2014

9. Four Instruments to Strengthen Financial Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Working Papers, FERDI View citations (5)
   Also in Working Papers, FERDI (2014) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Four instruments to strengthen financial integration in sub-Saharan Africa, Quarterly selection of articles - Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
10. What Matters Most in the Design of Stress Tests? Evidence from U.S. and the Europe
    Working Papers, Department of Research, Ipag Business School

2012

11. How Risky Are Banks' Risk Weighted Assets? Evidence From the Financial Crisis
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (47)

2011

12. Are there Spillover Effects From Munis?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (4)
13. Sovereign Rating News and Financial Markets Spillovers: Evidence from the European Debt Crisis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (200)
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2011) View citations (196)

2010

14. Beyond Aid: How Much Should African Countries Pay to Borrow?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Beyond Aid: How Much Should African Countries Pay to Borrow?, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2015) View citations (8) (2015)

2009

15. Setting Up a Sovereign Wealth Fund: Some Policy and Operational Considerations
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (19)
16. The Systemic Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies and Rated Markets
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article The Systemic Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies and Rated Markets, World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE (2009) View citations (31) (2009)

2008

17. Islamic Bond Issuance: What Sovereign Debt Managers Need to Know
    IMF Policy Discussion Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Islamic bond issuance: what sovereign debt managers need to know, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2007

18. Capital Account Convertibility and Risk Management in India
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
19. Local Currency Debt Markets in the West African Economic and Monetary Union
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (8)

2006

20. Distance-to-Default in Banking: A Bridge Too Far?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (29)
21. Financial Integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (10)

2005

22. Managing the Interest Rate Risk of Indian Banks’ Government Securities Holdings
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (7)
23. Were Bid-Ask Spreads in the Foreign Exchange Market Excessive During the Asian Crisis?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)

2004

24. Debt Crises and the Development of International Capital Markets
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (21)
25. The Role of Mature Market Mutual Funds in Emerging Markets: Myth or Mayhem?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (4)

2003

26. Rating the Rating Agencies: Anticipating Currency Crises or Debt Crises?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Rating the rating agencies: Anticipating currency crises or debt crises?, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2004) View citations (73) (2004)

2001

27. Emerging Market Bond Spreads and Sovereign Credit Ratings: Reconciling Market Views with Economic Fundamentals
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Emerging market bond spreads and sovereign credit ratings: reconciling market views with economic fundamentals, Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier (2002) View citations (64) (2002)

2000

28. Currency Boards, Credibility, and Macroeconomic Behavior
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Currency Boards, Credibility, and Macroeconomic Behavior, Annals of Economics and Finance, Society for AEF (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

1999

29. Managerial Entrenchment and the Choice of Debt Financing
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

Journal Articles

2021

1. IMF-Supported Programs and Sovereign Debt Crises
   IMF Economic Review, 2021, 69, (2), 427-465 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper IMF-Supported Programs and Sovereign Debt Crises, Post-Print (2021) View citations (12) (2021)

2019

2. Africa’s Energy Renewal: The Twin Challenges of Energy Deficit and Climate Change
   Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28, (Supplement_1), i4-i15 View citations (2)
   Also in Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28, (6), i4-i15 (2019) View citations (2)
3. Does Good Governance Matter more for Energy Investment? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28, (Supplement_1), i16-i40 View citations (3)
   Also in Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28, (6), i16-i40 (2019) View citations (3)

2017

4. Contagion sur le marché des obligations municipales américaines: une leçon pour l’Europe ?
   Revue économique, 2017, 68, (HS1), 211-227

2016

5. Financing Africa's Infrastructure Deficit: From Development Banking to Long-term Investing
   Journal of African Economies, 2016, 25, (suppl_2), ii59-ii73 View citations (9)

2015

6. Beyond Aid: How Much Should African Countries Pay to Borrow?
   Journal of African Economies, 2015, 24, (3), 352-366 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Beyond Aid: How Much Should African Countries Pay to Borrow?, IMF Working Papers (2010) View citations (9) (2010)

2014

7. Afrique subsaharienne: tendances et évolutions au sein du marché des obligations souveraines internationales
   Revue d'économie financière, 2014, N° 116, (4), 151-164
8. Four instruments to strengthen financial integration in sub-Saharan Africa
   Quarterly selection of articles - Bulletin de la Banque de France, 2014, (35), 75-95 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Four Instruments to Strengthen Financial Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa, Working Papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)
9. Quatre instruments de renforcement de l’intégration financière en Afrique subsaharienne
   Bulletin de la Banque de France, 2014, (198), 141-156

2013

10. Currency Boards, Credibility, and Macroeconomic Behavior
    Annals of Economics and Finance, 2013, 14, (2), 831-870 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Currency Boards, Credibility, and Macroeconomic Behavior, IMF Working Papers (2000) View citations (12) (2000)

2011

11. Regulating credit ratings agencies: where to now?
    Journal of Financial Transformation, 2011, 31, 141-150

2010

12. Government Securities Markets in the West African Economic and Monetary Union: A Review
    African Development Review, 2010, 22, (2), 292-302 View citations (7)

2009

13. The Systemic Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies and Rated Markets
    World Economics, 2009, 10, (4), 69-108 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper The Systemic Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies and Rated Markets, IMF Working Papers (2009) View citations (31) (2009)

2008

14. Islamic bond issuance: what sovereign debt managers need to know
    International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 2008, 1, (4), 330-344 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Islamic Bond Issuance: What Sovereign Debt Managers Need to Know, IMF Policy Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (30) (2008)

2007

15. Are Debt Crises Adequately Defined?
    IMF Staff Papers, 2007, 54, (2), 306-337 View citations (41)
16. Financial Integration in the West African Monetary Union
    Journal of Financial Transformation, 2007, 19, 91-103 View citations (4)

2006

17. Were bid-ask spreads in the FX market excessive during the Asian crisis?
    International Review of Financial Analysis, 2006, 15, (4-5), 434-449 View citations (3)

2004

18. Rating the rating agencies: Anticipating currency crises or debt crises?
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2004, 28, (11), 2845-2867 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Rating the Rating Agencies: Anticipating Currency Crises or Debt Crises?, IMF Working Papers (2003) View citations (21) (2003)

2002

19. Emerging market bond spreads and sovereign credit ratings: reconciling market views with economic fundamentals
    Emerging Markets Review, 2002, 3, (4), 380-408 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper Emerging Market Bond Spreads and Sovereign Credit Ratings: Reconciling Market Views with Economic Fundamentals, IMF Working Papers (2001) View citations (20) (2001)

2001

20. Discipline, Signaling, and Currency Boards
    Review of International Economics, 2001, 9, (4), 608-625 View citations (7)