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Working Papers
2024
- What Matters for the Decision to Study Abroad? A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Cape Verde
RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) 
Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2024)
Nova SBE Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics (2024)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)
See also Journal Article What matters for the decision to study abroad? A lab-in-the-field experiment in Cape Verde, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2025) (2025)
2023
- Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce "Backway" Migration from The Gambia?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
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 (7)
Post-Print, HAL (2023) View citations (6)
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 (9) (2023)
- Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) View citations (1)
NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2018) View citations (18)
See also Journal Article Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2025) (2025)
- 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
- 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)
- 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 (2)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (2)
NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Closing the Gender Profit Gap?, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) View citations (5) (2022)
- Healthcare assimilation of immigrants
NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA
- Integrating immigrants as a tool for broad development
NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA View citations (3)
- 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
- Three Interventions to Reduce Irregular Migration and Promote Alternatives
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
2021
- 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)
- 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 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)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (2)
- 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)
- Testing Classic Theories of Migration in the Lab
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2021) View citations (10)
RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2021) View citations (10)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Testing classic theories of migration in the lab, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (9) (2023)
2020
- 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 (22)
See also Journal Article Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (19) (2020)
2019
- 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 (6)
- 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 (30) (2020)
2018
- 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)
- Migration, Political Institutions, and Social Networks
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2018) View citations (2)
NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2017) View citations (4)
- 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 (37)
2017
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Directed Giving: Evidence from an Inter-Household Transfer Experiment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
Also in Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (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)
NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2013) View citations (7)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Directed giving: Evidence from an inter-household transfer experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) View citations (33) (2015)
- 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 RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2014) View citations (10)
Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (2014) View citations (8)
- 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)
- Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment
2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)
Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2013) View citations (27)
Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (2014) View citations (12)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (18)
NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2013) View citations (10)
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)
- 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)
- Return Migration, Self-Selection and Entrepreneurship in Mozambique
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
Also in NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2014) View citations (15)
RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2014) View citations (19)
2013
- 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)
- 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
- Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London View citations (148)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (150)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (24)
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 (149) (2011)
2010
- 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)
- 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 (66) (2012)
2009
- Micro evidence of the brain gain hypothesis: The case of Cape Verde
Working Papers, Banco de España View citations (6)
2008
- International Specialization and the Return to Capital, 1976-2000
ESSEC Working Papers, ESSEC Research Center, ESSEC Business School View citations (16)
- 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
- Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Micro Evidence from an African Success Story
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (23)
Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (20)
- Heckscher-Ohlin Specialization and the Marginal Product of Capital, 1976-2000
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
- Joining the EU: Capital Flows, Migration and Wages
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (9)
- Stages of diversification and specialization in an Heckscher-Ohlin world, 1976-2000
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
2006
- 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
- Can the IMF's Medium-Term Growth Projections Be Improved?
IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (8)
Journal Articles
2025
- Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2025, 107, (3), 835-844
See also Working Paper Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
- What matters for the decision to study abroad? A lab-in-the-field experiment in Cape Verde
Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 173, (C)
See also Working Paper What Matters for the Decision to Study Abroad? A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Cape Verde, RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series (2024) (2024)
2024
- 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
- Can information and alternatives to irregular migration reduce “backway” migration from The Gambia?
Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 165, (C) View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce "Backway" Migration from The Gambia?, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (8) (2023)
- Testing classic theories of migration in the lab
Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, (C) View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Testing Classic Theories of Migration in the Lab, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
2022
- 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)
- 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
- Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 594-98 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (17) (2020)
- Improving access to savings through mobile money: Experimental evidence from African smallholder farmers
World Development, 2020, 129, (C) View citations (30)
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
- Do migrant social networks shape political attitudes and behavior at home?
World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 328-343 View citations (13)
2018
- 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, 2014 Meeting Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
2017
- Return Migration, Self-selection and Entrepreneurship
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79, (5), 797-821 View citations (24)
2016
- 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
- Directed giving: Evidence from an inter-household transfer experiment
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 118, (C), 2-21 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper Directed Giving: Evidence from an Inter-Household Transfer Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Testing the ‘brain gain’ hypothesis: Micro evidence from Cape Verde
Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (1), 32-45 View citations (66)
See also Working Paper Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
2011
- Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
The World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25, (1), 77-104 View citations (149)
See also Working Paper Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment, Norface Discussion Paper Series (2011) View citations (148) (2011)
Chapters
2014
- Remittance Flows to Developing Countries: Trends, Importance and Impact
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
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