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Working Papers
2024
- Empowering women in Tunisia through cash grants and financial training
(Promouvoir l'émancipation des femmes en Tunisie par des subventions monétaires et une formation financière)
Post-Print, HAL 
- Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
See also Journal Article Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2025) (2025)
- Poverty Without Poverty Line
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
- Striking the Right Balance: Why Standard Balance Tests Over-Reject the Null, and How to Fix It
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
2023
- With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia
Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
See also Journal Article With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
2022
- Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Post-Print, HAL
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2019) View citations (10)
NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA (2020) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2023) View citations (8) (2023)
- Social Cohesion and Refugee-Host Interactions: Evidence from East Africa
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
- With or Without Him ? Experimental Evidence on Gender-Sensitive Cash Grants and Trainings in Tunisia
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2022) View citations (1)
2021
- Appointments: A More Effective Commitment Device for Health Behaviors
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2021) View citations (2)
Papers, arXiv.org (2021) View citations (2)
SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2021)
- Death and Destitution: The Global Distribution of Welfare Losses from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (10)
Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2021) View citations (11)
- Death and destitution: distribution of welfare losses from the Covid-19 pandemic
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (7)
- Enhancing Female Entrepreneurship through Cash Grants
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
- Lives and livelihoods: estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (5)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (15)
Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2020) View citations (20)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (18)
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (19)
See also Journal Article Lives and livelihoods: Estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, World Development, Elsevier (2021) View citations (20) (2021)
- The Freedom to Choose: Theory and Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Cash Transfer Restrictions
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The freedom to choose: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence on cash transfer restrictions, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
2020
- Cash Transfers and Micro-Enterprise Performance: Theory and Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Kenya
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (7)
See also Journal Article Cash transfers and micro-enterprise performance: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence from Kenya, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
- Empowering Refugees through Cash and Agriculture: A Regression Discontinuity Design
HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network
See also Journal Article Empowering refugees through cash and agriculture: A regression discontinuity design, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (15) (2021)
2019
- Humanitarian vs. Development Aid for Refugees: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (4)
2018
- How to decompose the R²?: A comment on Henderson et al. (2018)
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
- On the economic importance of the determinants of long-term growth
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
2017
- Beyond the Stars
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (3)
See also Journal Article BEYOND THE STARS, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
- Turning the paradigm of aid allocation on its head
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
2016
- Beyond the Stars: a New Method for Assessing the Economic Importance of Variables in Regressions
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
- Who Benefited from Burundi’s Demobilization Program?
ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016)
See also Journal Article Who Benefited from Burundi’s Demobilization Program?, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2018) View citations (9) (2018)
2015
- Fighting for votes: theory and evidence on the causes of electoral violence
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2015) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Fighting for Votes: Theory and Evidence on the Causes of Electoral Violence, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
- The Moral and Fiscal Implications of Anti-Retroviral Therapies for HIV in Africa
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (7)
See also Journal Article The moral and fiscal implications of antiretroviral therapies for HIV in Africa, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
2014
- From Rebellion to Electoral Violence. Evidence from Burundi
Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (6)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2014) View citations (2)
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2014) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article From Rebellion to Electoral Violence: Evidence from Burundi, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
- Natural resources and the spread of HIV/AIDS: curse or blessing?
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Natural resources and the spread of HIV/AIDS: Curse or blessing?, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2016) View citations (8) (2016)
2013
- Buying Peace: The Mirage of Demobilizing Rebels
Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2013) View citations (4)
LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) (2013) View citations (3)
2012
- Who Benefits from Customary Justice? Rent-seeking, Bribery and Criminality in Sub-Saharan Africa
LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)
See also Journal Article Who Benefits from Customary Justice? Rent-seeking, Bribery and Criminality in sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
2011
- Geoengineering as an alternative to mitigation: specification and dynamic implications
LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) View citations (2)
Also in Working Papers, HAL (2011) View citations (3)
- Why only one individual tests for HIV/AIDS among Sub-Saharan African Couples?
LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) View citations (1)
2010
- Should prevention campaigns disclose the transmission rate of HIV/AIDS? Theory and evidence from Burundi
LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) View citations (1)
Journal Articles
2025
- Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices
The Economic Journal, 2025, 135, (665), 81-118
See also Working Paper Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
2024
- Cash transfers and micro-enterprise performance: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence from Kenya
Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 167, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Cash Transfers and Micro-Enterprise Performance: Theory and Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Kenya, CSAE Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
- The economic lives of refugees
World Development, 2024, 182, (C) View citations (1)
2023
- Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105, (1), 143-157 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial, Post-Print (2022) (2022)
- Refugees welcome? Inter-group interaction and host community attitude formation
World Development, 2023, 161, (C) View citations (4)
- The freedom to choose: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence on cash transfer restrictions
Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 161, (C) View citations (5)
See also Working Paper The Freedom to Choose: Theory and Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Cash Transfer Restrictions, CSAE Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
- With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia
Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 165, (C) View citations (5)
See also Working Paper With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia, Post-Print (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
2022
- Is Chinese aid different?
World Development, 2022, 156, (C) View citations (11)
- Why do states give refugees the right to work?
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2022, 38, (3), 514-530 View citations (3)
2021
- Empowering refugees through cash and agriculture: A regression discontinuity design
Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 149, (C) View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Empowering Refugees through Cash and Agriculture: A Regression Discontinuity Design, HiCN Working Papers (2020) (2020)
- Lives and livelihoods: Estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
World Development, 2021, 146, (C) View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Lives and livelihoods: estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
2020
- Fighting for Votes: Theory and Evidence on the Causes of Electoral Violence
Economica, 2020, 87, (347), 844-883 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Fighting for votes: theory and evidence on the causes of electoral violence, CSAE Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
2019
- BEYOND THE STARS
Journal of Economic Surveys, 2019, 33, (5), 1409-1436 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Beyond the Stars, CSAE Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
- From Rebellion to Electoral Violence: Evidence from Burundi
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 67, (2), 333 - 368 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper From Rebellion to Electoral Violence. Evidence from Burundi, Working Papers ECARES (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
2018
- Interest Rates in Savings Groups: Thrift or Threat?
World Development, 2018, 101, (C), 162-172 View citations (6)
- Rethinking international and domestic financing for HIV in low†and middle†income countries
Development Policy Review, 2018, 36, (4), 433-444 View citations (1)
- The moral and fiscal implications of antiretroviral therapies for HIV in Africa
Oxford Economic Papers, 2018, 70, (2), 353-374 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper The Moral and Fiscal Implications of Anti-Retroviral Therapies for HIV in Africa, CSAE Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (7) (2015)
- What goes wrong with the allocation of domestic and international resources for HIV?
Health Economics, 2018, 27, (2), 320-332 View citations (1)
- Who Benefited from Burundi’s Demobilization Program?
The World Bank Economic Review, 2018, 32, (2), 357-382 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Who Benefited from Burundi’s Demobilization Program?, ULB Institutional Repository (2016) (2016)
2016
- Financing the HIV response in sub-Saharan Africa from domestic sources: Moving beyond a normative approach
Social Science & Medicine, 2016, 169, (C), 66-76 View citations (5)
- Natural resources and the spread of HIV/AIDS: Curse or blessing?
Social Science & Medicine, 2016, 150, (C), 271-278 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Natural resources and the spread of HIV/AIDS: curse or blessing?, CSAE Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
- Theorizing and Measuring Emotions in Conflict
Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2016, 60, (4), 718-747
- Who Benefits from Customary Justice? Rent-seeking, Bribery and Criminality in sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of African Economies, 2016, 25, (3), 439-467 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Who Benefits from Customary Justice? Rent-seeking, Bribery and Criminality in Sub-Saharan Africa, LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES (2012) (2012)
2015
- Diagnosing the Securitisation of Immigration at the EU Level: A New Method for Stronger Empirical Claims
Political Studies, 2015, 63, (5), 1120-1139 View citations (5)
2014
- HIV/AIDS and Fatalism: Should Prevention Campaigns Disclose the Transmission Rate of HIV?
Journal of African Economies, 2014, 23, (1), 53-104 View citations (5)
2013
- Why are Testing Rates so Low in Sub-Saharan Africa? Misconceptions and Strategic Behaviors
Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2013, 16, (1), 219-257
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