Details about Jean-Louis Leslie Arcand

Homepage:	https://www.jeanlouisarcand.com/
Phone:	+41 22 908 59 45
Postal address:	Professor Jean-Louis Arcand Department of International Economics The Graduate Institute Geneva 2, Chemin Eugène Rigot 1202 Geneva, Switzerland 1202 Genève Switzerland
Workplace:	International Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Institute des Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. Can one hear the shape of a target zone?
   Papers, arXiv.org
   See also Journal Article Can one hear the shape of a target zone?, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (2023) (2023)

2021

2. Projets de développement, conditions de vie et activité économique dans les pays du G5 Sahel
   Working Papers, HAL

2016

3. Growth, Performance and Poverty Reduction: What Impact of the Status?
   Post-Print, HAL

2015

4. Too Much Finance or Statistical Illusion: A Comment
   IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies View citations (108)

2014

5. Does ethnic diversity decrease economic interactions? Evidence from exchange networks in rural Gambia
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Does ethnic diversity decrease economic interactions? Evidence from exchange networks in rural Gambia, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2013

6. Braving the Waves: The Role of Time and Risk Preferences in Illegal Migration from Senegal
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (21)
   Also in Working Papers, HAL (2013) View citations (16)
   Working Papers, CERDI (2013) View citations (21)
   CERDI Working papers, HAL (2013) View citations (5)
7. Finance and Economic Development in a Model with Credit Rationing
   IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies
   See also Chapter Finance and Economic Development in a Model with Credit Rationing, World Scientific Book Chapters, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2013) (2013)
8. L’(absence d’) impact de l’impact: pourquoi les évaluations d’impact conduisent rarement à une prise de décision politique fondée sur les faits
   Working Papers, FERDI
   See also Journal Article L'(absence d') impact de l'impact: pourquoi les évaluations d'impact conduisent rarement à une prise de décision politique fondée sur les faits, Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université (2013) (2013)
9. The (lack of) impact of impact: Why impact evaluations seldom lead to evidence-based policymaking
   Working Papers, FERDI
   See also Journal Article The (Lack of) Impact of Impact: Why Impact Evaluations Seldom Lead to Evidence-based Policymaking, Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2012

10. Institutions, Mobilization and Rebellion in Post-Colonial Societies
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2007)
11. Too Much Finance?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (314)
    See also Journal Article Too much finance?, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2015) View citations (446) (2015)

2011

12. Aid, peasants and social exclusion
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies
13. Braving the waves: The economics of clandestine migration from Africa
    CERDI Working papers, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2011)
    Working Papers, HAL (2011)
14. Conflict, Ideology and Foreign Aid
    CERDI Working papers, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2011) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, CERDI (2010) View citations (1)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2010) View citations (1)
15. Deforestation and the Real Exchange Rate
    Working Papers, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2003) View citations (12)
    Post-Print, HAL (2008) View citations (74)
    Working Papers, CERDI (2005)
    See also Journal Article Deforestation and the real exchange rate, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (78) (2008)
16. Does Community Driven Development Work? Evidence from Senegal
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2006) View citations (17)
17. Errors in Variables and the Empirics of Economic Growth
    Working Papers, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2005) View citations (2)
18. Explaining Productivity Differentials in Eastern European Agriculture: Efficiency or Class Structure ?
    Working Papers, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2006)
    CERDI Working papers, HAL (2011)
19. Landmines
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies
    Also in NCID Working Papers, Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra (2010)
20. Matching in Rural Producer Organizations
    Working Papers, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2006) View citations (2)
21. Parental Height and the Sex Ratio
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies
22. Pessimism, Optimism and Credit Rationing
    Working Papers, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2006)
23. Testing for Separation in Agricultural Household Models and Unobservable Household-Specific Effects
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2006)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (1)
24. Weak Governments and Trade Agreements
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)

2009

25. Gravity Equation for Different Product Groups: A study at product level
    Working Papers, Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Vietnam View citations (5)

2008

26. Présentation des enquêtes de référence pour le Fundo de Apoio Social (FAS III Angola) le VF/EMP/VIH et SIDA (Cameroun)
    Post-Print, HAL
27. Santé et salaires: une estimation en variables instrumentales sur un panel de travailleurs chinois
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Santé et salaires: une estimation en variables instrumentales sur un panel de travailleurs chinois, Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2007

28. Human capital and wages: controlling for measurement errors, unobserved heterogeneity and endogeneity. Application to China
    Post-Print, HAL
29. Human capital and wages: correction for undserved heterogeneity, selection loias, endogeneity and measurement error
    Post-Print, HAL
30. The Making of a (vice-) President: Party Politics, Ethnicity, Village Loyalty and Community-Driven Development
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2006) View citations (2)

2006

31. Who Would Benefit from Simplifying the Tax Code? Frank Knight and Gustave Choquet Meet the Internal Revenue Service
    Working Papers, CERDI
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2005)

2005

32. Explaining the Negative Coefficient Associated with Human Capital in Augmented Solow Growth Regressions
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2002) View citations (2)
33. Instrument Choice and the Returns to Education: New Evidence from Vietnam
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2004) View citations (4)
34. Moral Hazard and Marshallian Inefficiency:Evidence from Tunisia
    Working Papers, CERDI
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ (1996) View citations (12)
    Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1996) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Moral hazard and Marshallian inefficiency: Evidence from Tunisia, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (17) (2007)
35. Racial Discrimination in the Brazilian Labour Market: Wage, Employment and Segregation Effects
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2003)
    See also Journal Article Racial discrimination in the Brazilian labour market: wage, employment and segregation effects, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2004) View citations (12) (2004)
36. Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education by Ethnic Group: Evidence from Northeastern Brazil
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2003)
    Working Papers, CERDI (2002)
37. Testing for Separation in Agricultural Household Models and Unobservable Individual Effects: A Note
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2002)

2004

38. Tax Compliance and Rank-Dependent Expected Utility
    Working Papers, CERDI View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Tax Compliance and Rank Dependent Expected Utility, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory, Springer (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2002

39. Taux de change effectif réel et déforestation
    Working Papers, CERDI View citations (1)
40. The real effective exchange rate and deforestation
    Working Papers, CERDI

2001

41. Are Policy Reform and Growth in Africa Sustainable?
    Working Papers, CERDI View citations (2)

2000

42. Ethnicity, communication and growth
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (1998) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, CERDI (1999) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, CERDI (1999) View citations (7)
43. Réforme et croissance économiques en Afrique: sont-elles durables ?
    Working Papers, CERDI

1999

44. Capital humain, productivité agricole, et travail féminin: variables latentes et séparabilité dans les modèles de ménage
    Working Papers, CERDI View citations (2)
45. Class position and Economic Behavior in a Tunisian Village: Selective Separability in a Multi-Factor Household Model
    Working Papers, CERDI
46. How To Make A Tragedy: On The Alleged Effect Of Ethnicity On Growth
    Working Papers, CERDI View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article How to make a tragedy: on the alleged effect of ethnicity on growth, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2000) View citations (27) (2000)
47. Is Adverse Selection Relevant? Spence-Mirlees Meets the Tunisian Peasant
    Working Papers, CERDI View citations (1)

1995

48. Intergenerational Contracts, Remittances, and Growth
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (3)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1995) View citations (2)
49. Land Ownership, Working Capital, and the Agricultural Output: Egypt, 1913-1958
    Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques View citations (2)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ (1995) View citations (2)
50. The Empirics of Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries: Do Errors in Variables Really Not Matter?
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (2)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1995) View citations (2)

1993

51. Desequilibrium Dynamics During the Grate Depression
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ

1992

52. Growth and Social Custom
    Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ (1992)
53. Structural Adjustment and Organization of Agricultural Credit in Egypt
    Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ (1992)
54. Supply Response and Marketing Board Policy: the Case of Egyptian Cotton
    Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ (1992)

Journal Articles

2024

1. COVID-19's death transfer to Sub-Saharan Africa
   Social Science & Medicine, 2024, 340, (C)

2023

2. Can one hear the shape of a target zone?
   Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2023, 107, (C)
   See also Working Paper Can one hear the shape of a target zone?, Papers (2022) (2022)

2022

3. Les politiques de change africaines face au changement climatique: existe-t-il un risque de compétitivité polluante ?
   Revue d’économie du développement, 2022, 32, (4), 152-171

2020

4. Increasing risk: Dynamic mean-preserving spreads
   Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2020, 86, (C), 69-82 View citations (1)

2019

5. Does ethnic diversity decrease economic interactions? Evidence from exchange networks in rural Gambia
   Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2019, 27, (2), 327-353 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Does ethnic diversity decrease economic interactions? Evidence from exchange networks in rural Gambia, MPRA Paper (2014) View citations (8) (2014)

2018

6. Credit markets with imperfect information: Risk-aversion versus pessimism
   Economics Letters, 2018, 165, (C), 35-38 View citations (1)

2016

7. Does Community-Driven Development Improve Inclusiveness in Peasant Organizations? – Evidence from Senegal
   World Development, 2016, 78, (C), 105-124 View citations (9)

2015

8. The Impact of Land Mines on Child Health: Evidence from Angola
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 63, (2), 249 - 279 View citations (16)
9. Too much finance?
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2015, 20, (2), 105-148 View citations (446)
   See also Working Paper Too Much Finance?, IMF Working Papers (2012) View citations (314) (2012)

2014

10. Commentaires sur « Développement financier et croissance économique: les connus connus, les inconnus connus et les inconnus inconnus »
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2014, 22, (2), 75-80
11. Comments on “Financial Development and Economic Growth: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns”
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2014, 22, (HS02), 73-77
12. HIV/AIDS sensitisation and peer mentoring: evidence from a randomised experiment in Senegal
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2014, 6, (2), 147-166 View citations (1)
13. The (Lack of) Impact of Impact: Why Impact Evaluations Seldom Lead to Evidence-based Policymaking
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2014, 22, (HS01), 289-311 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The (lack of) impact of impact: Why impact evaluations seldom lead to evidence-based policymaking, Working Papers (2013) (2013)

2013

14. L'(absence d') impact de l'impact: pourquoi les évaluations d'impact conduisent rarement à une prise de décision politique fondée sur les faits
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2013, 21, (4), 193-218
    See also Working Paper L’(absence d’) impact de l’impact: pourquoi les évaluations d’impact conduisent rarement à une prise de décision politique fondée sur les faits, Working Papers (2013) (2013)

2012

15. Matching in community-based organizations
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (2), 203-219 View citations (54)

2010

16. Teacher training and HIV/AIDS prevention in West Africa: regression discontinuity design evidence from the Cameroon
    Health Economics, 2010, 19, (S1), 36-54 View citations (8)

2008

17. Deforestation and the real exchange rate
    Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 86, (2), 242-262 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper Deforestation and the Real Exchange Rate, Working Papers (2011) (2011)
18. Santé et salaires: une estimation en variables instrumentales sur un panel de travailleurs chinois
    Économie et Prévision, 2008, 186, (5), 89-100 View citations (1)
    Also in Economie & Prévision, 2008, n° 186, (5), 89-100 (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Santé et salaires: une estimation en variables instrumentales sur un panel de travailleurs chinois, Post-Print (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2007

19. Moral hazard and Marshallian inefficiency: Evidence from Tunisia
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (2), 411-445 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Moral Hazard and Marshallian Inefficiency:Evidence from Tunisia, Working Papers (2005) (2005)

2005

20. Rendement de l'éducation et choix des instruments. Application sur données vietnamiennes
    Revue économique, 2005, 56, (3), 563-572
21. Tax Compliance and Rank Dependent Expected Utility
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory, 2005, 30, (1), 57-69 View citations (7)
    Also in The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, 2005, 30, (1), 57-69 (2005) View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Tax Compliance and Rank-Dependent Expected Utility, Working Papers (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2004

22. Racial discrimination in the Brazilian labour market: wage, employment and segregation effects
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (8), 1053-1066 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Racial Discrimination in the Brazilian Labour Market: Wage, Employment and Segregation Effects, Labor and Demography (2005) View citations (2) (2005)

2000

23. How to make a tragedy: on the alleged effect of ethnicity on growth
    Journal of International Development, 2000, 12, (7), 925-938 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper How To Make A Tragedy: On The Alleged Effect Of Ethnicity On Growth, Working Papers (1999) View citations (3) (1999)

1998

24. Inefficacité marshallienne, partage de coûts et modèles contractuels avec marchés manquants
    L'Actualité Economique, 1998, 74, (3), 315-341 View citations (3)

1996

25. Land-Ownership, Working Capital and Agricultural Output: Egypt 1913-58
    Journal of African Economies, 1996, 5, (1), 92-158 View citations (2)

1994

26. Structural Imbalances in Canadian Labor Markets
    Journal of Income Distribution, 1994, 03, (2), 3-3

1993

27. Disequilibrium dynamics during the great depression
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 1993, 15, (3), 553-589 View citations (4)

Chapters

2013

1. Finance and Economic Development in a Model with Credit Rationing
   Chapter 5 in The Social Value of the Financial Sector Too Big to Fail or Just Too Big?, 2013, pp 67-80
   See also Working Paper Finance and Economic Development in a Model with Credit Rationing, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies (2013) (2013)