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Working Papers

2024

1. What Matters for the Decision to Study Abroad? A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Cape Verde
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2024)
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2024)
   Nova SBE Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics (2024)

2023

2. Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce "Backway" Migration from The Gambia?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2022) View citations (4)
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2022) View citations (4)
   Post-Print, HAL (2023) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Can information and alternatives to irregular migration reduce “backway” migration from The Gambia?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (8) (2023)
3. Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2018) View citations (17)
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) View citations (1)
4. The impact of non-cognitive individual characteristics on migrant integration
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA

2022

5. COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia
   Post-Print, HAL
   See also Journal Article COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2024) (2024)
6. Closing the gender profit gap?
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (1)
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Closing the Gender Profit Gap?, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) View citations (5) (2022)
7. Healthcare assimilation of immigrants
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
8. Integrating immigrants as a tool for broad development
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
9. Social networks and mental health: the experience of Cape-Verdean migrants in Portugal
   NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
10. Three Interventions to Reduce Irregular Migration and Promote Alternatives
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2021

11. How Has COVID-19 Affected the Intention to Migrate via the Backway to Europe
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
12. How Has COVID-19 Affected the Intention to Migrate via the Backway to Europe and to a Neighboring African Country? Survey Evidence and a Salience Experiment in The Gambia
    NCID Working Papers, Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (2)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) View citations (3)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) View citations (3)
13. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
14. Testing Classic Theories of Migration in the Lab
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) View citations (10)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (4)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) View citations (9)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Testing classic theories of migration in the lab, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (5) (2023)

2020

15. Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2020) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (17) (2020)

2019

16. Aspirations, expectations, identities: behavioral constraints of micro-entrepreneurs
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (5)
17. Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from African Smallholder Farmers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from African smallholder farmers, World Development, Elsevier (2020) View citations (25) (2020)

2018

18. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing in Social Networks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2018) View citations (1)
19. Migration, Political Institutions, and Social Networks
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2017) View citations (4)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2018) View citations (2)
20. Understanding willingness to migrate illegally: Evidence from a lab in the field experiment
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (33)

2017

21. Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from smallholder farmers in Mozambique
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (5)

2016

22. Assessing the role of social networks on migrant labor market outcomes: Evidence from a representative immigrant survey
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (2)
23. Migrant intentions to return: The role of migrant social networks
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA

2014

24. Directed Giving: Evidence from an Inter-Household Transfer Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (6)
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (2013) View citations (7)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2013) View citations (7)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2013) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Directed giving: Evidence from an inter-household transfer experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) View citations (32) (2015)
25. Do Migrants Send Remittances as a Way of Self-Insurance? Evidence from a Representative Immigrant Survey
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
    Also in Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (2014) View citations (8)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2014) View citations (10)
26. Do migrants send remittances as a way of self-insurance?
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Do migrants send remittances as a way of self-insurance?, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2016) View citations (15) (2016)
27. Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London View citations (12)
    Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2013) View citations (10)
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2013) View citations (27)
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2018) View citations (17) (2018)
28. Migration, Risk Attitudes, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Representative Immigrant Survey
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London View citations (17)
    Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2013) View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Migration, risk attitudes, and entrepreneurship: evidence from a representative immigrant survey, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2014) View citations (17) (2014)
29. Return Migration, Self-Selection and Entrepreneurship in Mozambique
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
    Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2014) View citations (19)
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2014) View citations (15)

2013

30. Introducing mobile money in rural Mozambique: Evidence from a field experiment
    NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (21)
31. Stages of Diversification in a Neoclassical World
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Stages of diversification in a neoclassical world, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2011

32. Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (149)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (24)
    Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (2011) View citations (147)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2011) View citations (148) (2011)

2010

33. International Specialization and the Return to Capital
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009)
    See also Journal Article International specialization and the return to capital, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter (2015) (2015)
34. Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Testing the ‘brain gain’ hypothesis: Micro evidence from Cape Verde, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (65) (2012)

2009

35. Micro evidence of the brain gain hypothesis: The case of Cape Verde
    Working Papers, Banco de España View citations (4)

2008

36. International Specialization and the Return to Capital, 1976-2000
    ESSEC Working Papers, ESSEC Research Center, ESSEC Business School View citations (16)
37. Why Doesn't Labor Flow from Poor to Rich Countries? Micro Evidence from the European Integration Experience
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (19)

2007

38. Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Micro Evidence from an African Success Story
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (19)
39. Heckscher-Ohlin Specialization and the Marginal Product of Capital, 1976-2000
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
40. Joining the EU: Capital Flows, Migration and Wages
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (9)
41. Stages of diversification and specialization in an Heckscher-Ohlin world, 1976-2000
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics

2006

42. Stages of Diversification and Capital Accumulation in an Heckscher-Ohlin World, 1975-1995
    ESSEC Working Papers, ESSEC Research Center, ESSEC Business School View citations (15)

2004

43. Can the IMF's Medium-Term Growth Projections Be Improved?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (8)

Journal Articles

2024

1. COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia
   Journal of African Economies, 2024, 33, (1), 1-19
   See also Working Paper COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia, Post-Print (2022) (2022)

2023

2. Can information and alternatives to irregular migration reduce “backway” migration from The Gambia?
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 165, (C) View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce "Backway" Migration from The Gambia?, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
3. Testing classic theories of migration in the lab
   Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Testing Classic Theories of Migration in the Lab, CEPR Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)

2022

4. Closing the Gender Profit Gap?
   Management Science, 2022, 68, (12), 8553-8567 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Closing the gender profit gap?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
5. Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers
   (Changing Saving and Investment Behavior: The Impact of Financial Literacy Training and Reminders on Micro-Businesses)
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36, (4), 857-888 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Keep It Simple: A Field Experiment on Information Sharing among Strangers, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)

2020

6. Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 594-98 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (17) (2020)
7. Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from African smallholder farmers
   World Development, 2020, 129, (C) View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Improving Access to Savings through Mobile Money: Experimental Evidence from African Smallholder Farmers, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2019

8. Do migrant social networks shape political attitudes and behavior at home?
   World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 328-343 View citations (12)

2018

9. Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2018, 32, (1), 203-219 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2014) View citations (12) (2014)

2017

10. Return Migration, Self-selection and Entrepreneurship
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79, (5), 797-821 View citations (22)

2016

11. Do migrants send remittances as a way of self-insurance?
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2016, 68, (1), 108-130 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Do migrants send remittances as a way of self-insurance?, NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2015

12. Directed giving: Evidence from an inter-household transfer experiment
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 118, (C), 2-21 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Directed Giving: Evidence from an Inter-Household Transfer Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
13. International specialization and the return to capital
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2015, 15, (2), 467-508
    See also Working Paper International Specialization and the Return to Capital, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2014

14. Migration, risk attitudes, and entrepreneurship: evidence from a representative immigrant survey
    IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2014, 3, (1), 1-25 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Migration, Risk Attitudes, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Representative Immigrant Survey, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2014) View citations (17) (2014)
15. Stages of diversification in a neoclassical world
    Economics Letters, 2014, 122, (2), 276-284 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Stages of Diversification in a Neoclassical World, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) (2013)

2012

16. Testing the ‘brain gain’ hypothesis: Micro evidence from Cape Verde
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (1), 32-45 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2011

17. Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25, (1), 77-104 View citations (148)
    See also Working Paper Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (149) (2011)

Chapters

2014

1. Remittance Flows to Developing Countries: Trends, Importance and Impact
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)