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Working Papers

2026

1. From demand deficit to development strategy: Navigating mini-grid viability in a fragile context
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) (2025)

2025

2. La rébellion du M23 et trois décennies de conflit prolongé: que se passe-t-il en RD Congo et comment mettre fin à la violence?
   IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)
3. The M23 rebellion and three decades of prolonged conflict: what’s happening in DR Congo, and how can the violence be stopped?
   IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

2024

4. A Meta-Analysis of Attitudes Towards Migrants and Displaced
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
5. Jobs and violence: evidence from a policy experiment in DR Congo
   IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (1)
6. Who Hosts? The Correlates of Hosting the Internally Displaced
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network
   See also Journal Article Who Hosts? The Correlates of Hosting the Internally Displaced, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2025) View citations (1) (2025)

2020

7. Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
   Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2019) View citations (11)
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2019) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Artisanal or industrial conflict minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (15) (2019)
8. Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and SMEs in Nord Kivu, DR Congo
   IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (1)
9. More Legislation, More Violence? The Impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (7)
   Also in SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2018) View citations (20)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article More legislation, more violence? The impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2018) (2018)

2019

10. Artisanal or industrial conflict minerals?
    IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (14)
11. Exploring psychological well-being and poverty dynamics in South-Africa: evidence from NIDS waves 1-5
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (3)

2018

12. Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets: magicoreligious beliefs affect health behavior in Benin
    IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

2017

13. Voodoo, Vaccines and Bed Nets
    LICOS Discussion Papers, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2017)
    See also Journal Article Voodoo, Vaccines, and Bed Nets, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2016

14. Relocation, reorientation, or confrontation? Insights from a representative survey among artisanal miners in Kamituga, South Kivu
    IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2016) View citations (1)
15. Rélocation, réorientation, ou confrontation? Aperçus à partir d'un sondage représentatif des mineurs artisanaux à Kamituga, Sud-Kivu
    IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)
    Also in Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2016)

2015

16. The social minefield of gold digging in South-Kivu, DRC. The case of Kamituga
    IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2015)

2013

17. To fish or not to fish? Resource degradation and income diversification in Benin
    LICOS Discussion Papers, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article To fish or not to fish? Resource degradation and income diversification in Benin, Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (7) (2016)

Journal Articles

2026

1. From demand deficit to development strategy: Navigating mini-grid viability in a fragile context11The research was funded by Research Foundation Flanders (EOS Project 30,784,531; postdoctoral scholarship 12W8320N; research project G029321N) and the University of Antwerp's Research Fund (DOCPRO – BOF scholarship FFB190256). Permission to conduct the research was granted by the University of Antwerp's Ethics Committee for the Social Sciences and Humanities (Ref. Nr. SHW_19_03). We are grateful to the enumerators who conducted the surveys: Asifiwe Lyliane Celestine, Baibone Emmanuel Fitina, Baranywera Isidore Kadurha, Byeka Ines Musa, Cimanga Alice Munyerenkana, Hangi Eric Kapitula, Kahambu Blandine Kikwaya, Kanduki Anicet Mumbere, Lobo Jean Jacques Dundji, Lulimwabakulu Alexis Mukangahe, M'lugeshe Christelle Kabakaba, Mapendo Rosette Kavira, Muderhwa Jordan Muhuhu, Mugheni Elvire Safi, Mugisho Gabriel Dunia, Muhindo Pristley, Mukungerwa Fidele Kasereka, Mulindwa Clairice Kahunga, Mungu-riek Merveille Lydia, Musivirwa Rachel Zawadi, Mutaka Gratieux Shashi, Mwachigila Alphonse Kasongo, Namegabe Patrick Mugisho, Nobikana Micheline, Ombeni Moise, Shashi Gracieux, Simbyliabo Micheline Nobikana, Siwatula Justin Kitsa, Sunama Maombi Muhindo, Unyerto William Uuci, Vwira Pacifique, Zihalirwa Patrick Batumike. We further thank Virunga Foundation and Virunga Energies for their collaboration, in particular Guershom Akimili, Ephrem Balole, Josue Duha, Audacieux Kaota, Emmanuel de Merode, Didon Musubao, Gracieux Mutaka, Simon Standaert, and Pavel Stogornyuk. We thank Jean-Benoit Falisse, Kamala Kaghoma, Olivier Sterck, and Steven Van Passel for their valuable feedback and comments. We offer our sincerest gratitude to the Congolese respondents for their willingness to share information. This research would not have been possible without their participation. All errors and opinions expressed remain ours
   Energy Economics, 2026, 154, (C)

2025

2. A Meta-Analysis of Attitudes Towards Migrants and Displaced Persons
   British Journal of Political Science, 2025, 55, -
3. Where to flee? Preferences for host communities among displaced people in Congo
   PLOS ONE, 2025, 20, (12), 1-11
4. Who Hosts? The Correlates of Hosting the Internally Displaced
   American Political Science Review, 2025, 119, (3), 1143-1158 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Who Hosts? The Correlates of Hosting the Internally Displaced, HiCN Working Papers (2024) (2024)
5. You go, I stay: intrahousehold evacuation behavior upon a disaster
   World Development, 2025, 192, (C) View citations (1)

2021

6. Covid-19 vs. Ebola: Impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
   World Development, 2021, 140, (C) View citations (10)
7. How much do artisanal miners earn? An inquiry among Congolese gold miners
   Resources Policy, 2021, 70, (C) View citations (5)
8. Would You Fight? We Asked Aggrieved Artisanal Miners in Eastern Congo
   Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2021, 65, (6), 1159-1186

2020

9. Risk, Envy and Magic in the Artisanal Mining Sector of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
   Development and Change, 2020, 51, (5), 1199-1224 View citations (2)

2019

10. Artisanal or industrial conflict minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo
    World Development, 2019, 122, (C), 660-674 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo, SocArXiv (2020) (2020)
11. Voodoo, Vaccines, and Bed Nets
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 67, (3), 493 - 535 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Voodoo, Vaccines and Bed Nets, LICOS Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2018

12. More legislation, more violence? The impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC
    PLOS ONE, 2018, 13, (8), 1-19
    See also Working Paper More Legislation, More Violence? The Impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC, SocArXiv (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2017

13. Defusing the social minefield of gold sites in Kamituga, South Kivu. From legal pluralism to the re-making of institutions?
    Resources Policy, 2017, 53, (C), 356-368 View citations (6)

2016

14. To fish or not to fish? Resource degradation and income diversification in Benin
    Environment and Development Economics, 2016, 21, (5), 669-689 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper To fish or not to fish? Resource degradation and income diversification in Benin, LICOS Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2013

15. Self-reported food insecurity in Africa during the food price crisis
    Food Policy, 2013, 39, (C), 51-63 View citations (52)