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Postal address:Rempart de la Vierge 8 5000 Namur Belgium
Workplace:Centre de Recherche en Économie de Développement (CRED) (Center for Research on Economic Development), Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Sociales et de Gestion (FSESG) (Faculty of Economics, Social Sciences and Business Administration), Université de Namur (University of Namur), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2012

  1. Risk as Impediment to Privatization? The Role of Collective Fields in Extended Agricultural Households
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (10)

2011

  1. Elite Capture Through Information Distortion: A Theoretical Essay
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)
  2. The Effect of Land Scarcity on Farm Structure: Empirical Evidence from Mali
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Transformation of the Family under Rising Land Pressure: A Theoretical Essay
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (4)

2010

  1. On the Feasibility of Power and Status Ranking in Traditional Setups
    Post-Print, HAL Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article On the feasibility of power and status ranking in traditional setups, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2010) Downloads View citations (5) (2010)
  2. Political Instrumentalisation of Islam, Persistent Autocracies, and Obscurantist Deadlock
    RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) (2010) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Using the Law to Change the Custom
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Using the law to change the custom, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) Downloads View citations (57) (2012)

2009

  1. Elite Capture Through Information Distortion: Uniformly Distributed Signal
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)

2008

  1. Religion, Politics, and Development: Lessons from the Lands of Islam
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum Downloads View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Religion, politics, and development: Lessons from the lands of Islam, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2008) Downloads View citations (49) (2008)

2002

  1. The Gradual Erosion of the Social Security Function of Customary Land Tenure Arrangements in Lineage-Based Societies
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads View citations (21)

2001

  1. Collective Action for Local-Level Effort Regulation: an Assessment of Recent Experiences in Senegalese Small-Scale Fisheries
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales (1999)

1999

  1. Poverty, Tenure Security and Access to Land in Central Uganda: The Role of Market and Non-Market Processes
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (15)

1998

  1. Coordination and Pooling Arrangements in Japanese Coastal Fisheries
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (5)
  2. Impartible Inheritance Versus Equal Division: a Comparative Perspective C entered on Europe and Subsaharan Africa
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (4)

1997

  1. Participation in the Construction of a Local Public Good: A Case Study of Watershed Management in the Ethiopian Highlands
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (2)
  2. Resource Endowments and Agricultural Development: Africa vs. Asia
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (10)
  3. Wealth Inequality and Efficiency in the Commons
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (40)

1996

  1. Traditional Sharing Norms as an Obstacle to Economic Growth in Tribal Societies
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (26)

1995

  1. Food Market Liberalization Against Public Opinion: Some Bitter Lessons from the Physiocratic Experiment in Eighteenth-Century France
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales

1994

  1. A Framework for the Analysis of Evolving Patron-Client Ties In Agrarian Economies
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A framework for the analysis of evolving patron-client ties in agrarian economies, World Development, Elsevier (1995) Downloads View citations (23) (1995)
  2. Coordination Problems in Resource Conservation Programs
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (1)
  3. Does Hiterogeneity Hinder Collective Action
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (4)
  4. Mutual Insurance as Problematic Concept in Traditional Risk-Prone Societies: Towards Resolving the Paradox
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales

1993

  1. Sub-Saharan Afraica as a Special Case: The Crucial Role of (Infra)Structural Constraints
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (3)

1990

  1. THE EVOLUTIONIST THEORY OF INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND FISHING SECTOR
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales

Journal Articles

2012

  1. Formal Law as a Magnet to Reform Custom
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (4), 795 - 828 Downloads View citations (19)
  2. Using the law to change the custom
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (2), 182-200 Downloads View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Using the Law to Change the Custom, Working Papers (2010) Downloads View citations (11) (2010)

2011

  1. Political Instrumentalization of Islam and the Risk of Obscurantist Deadlock
    World Development, 2011, 39, (2), 243-260 Downloads View citations (16)

2010

  1. Inheritance patterns in migration-prone communities of the Peruvian Highlands
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 93, (1), 71-87 Downloads View citations (13)
  2. On the feasibility of power and status ranking in traditional setups
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2010, 38, (3), 267-282 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper On the Feasibility of Power and Status Ranking in Traditional Setups, Post-Print (2010) Downloads View citations (8) (2010)
  3. Strategic Behavior and Marriage Payments: Theory and Evidence from Senegal
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010, 59, (1), 149-185 Downloads View citations (21)

2009

  1. Institutional obstacles to African economic development: State, ethnicity, and custom
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 71, (3), 669-689 Downloads View citations (39)
  2. Political Instrumentalization of Religion: The Case of Islam
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 35, 3 Downloads View citations (2)

2008

  1. Religion, politics, and development: Lessons from the lands of Islam
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 68, (2), 329-351 Downloads View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Religion, Politics, and Development: Lessons from the Lands of Islam, Working Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (45) (2008)

2007

  1. Heterogeneity, social esteem and feasibility of collective action
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (2), 302-325 Downloads View citations (11)
  2. The Distributive Impact of Land Markets in Uganda
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 55, (2), 283-311 Downloads View citations (51)
  3. The Perverse Effects of High Brideprices
    World Development, 2007, 35, (7), 1221-1236 Downloads View citations (11)

2004

  1. Collective Action, Heterogeneous Loyalties and Path Dependence: Micro-evidence from Senegal
    Journal of African Economies, 2004, 13, (3), 417-445 View citations (1)

2003

  1. Efficacité de l'aide et développement décentralisé
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2003, XLII, (2), 21-27 Downloads
  2. The Risk of Resource Misappropriation in Community-Driven Development
    World Development, 2003, 31, (10), 1687-1703 Downloads View citations (110)

2002

  1. Land tenure security and investment incentives: puzzling evidence from Burkina Faso
    Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 67, (2), 373-418 Downloads View citations (314)
  2. Participatory Development in the Presence of Endogenous Community Imperfections
    Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 39, (2), 104-136 Downloads View citations (85)

2000

  1. Allocating and Enforcing Property Rights in Land: Informal versus Formal Mechanisms in Subsaharan Africa
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 26, 55-81 Downloads View citations (14)

1999

  1. The Ambiguous Impact of Inequality on Local Resource Management
    World Development, 1999, 27, (5), 773-788 Downloads View citations (99)

1998

  1. Division of the Commons: A Partial Assessment of the New Institutional Economics of Land Rights
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1998, 80, (3), 644-650 Downloads View citations (31)
  2. Land relations under unbearable stress: Rwanda caught in the Malthusian trap
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1998, 34, (1), 1-47 Downloads View citations (230)
  3. Wealth Inequality and Efficiency in the Commons, Part II: The Regulated Case
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1998, 50, (1), 1-22 View citations (46)
    Also in Oxford Economic Papers, 1997, 49, (4), 451-82 (1997) Downloads View citations (110)

1997

  1. Coordination problems in local-level resource management
    Journal of Development Economics, 1997, 53, (1), 197-210 Downloads View citations (27)
  2. Mutual insurance as an elusive concept in traditional rural communities
    Journal of Development Studies, 1997, 33, (6), 764-796 Downloads View citations (86)
  3. The social conditions of the market: A rejoinder
    Journal of Development Studies, 1997, 33, (5), 714-717 Downloads

1995

  1. A framework for the analysis of evolving patron-client ties in agrarian economies
    World Development, 1995, 23, (5), 767-786 Downloads View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper A Framework for the Analysis of Evolving Patron-Client Ties In Agrarian Economies, Working Papers (1994) View citations (2) (1994)
  2. An Indian Model of Aristocratic Patronage
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1995, 47, (4), 636-62 Downloads View citations (25)

1984

  1. Malthus et le sous-développement ou le problème de la cohérence d'une théorie
    Revue Économique, 1984, 35, (4), 635-666 Downloads

Books

2000

  1. Halting Degradation of Natural Resources: Is There a Role for Rural Communities?
    OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (107)

Edited books

2001

  1. Access to Land, Rural Poverty, and Public Action
    OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (104)

Chapters

2006

  1. Solidarity Norms and Institutions in Village Societies: Static and Dynamic Considerations
    Elsevier Downloads View citations (45)

2003

  1. Economics of common property management regimes
    Chapter 04 in Handbook of Environmental Economics, 2003, vol. 1, pp 127-190 Downloads View citations (34)
 
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