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Working Papers

2025

1. 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)
2. 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

3. Jobs and violence: evidence from a policy experiment in DR Congo
   IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

2022

4. Political representation in the wake of ethnic violence and post-conflict institutional reform: Comparing views from Rwandan and Burundian citizens
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2020

5. 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 (9)
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2019) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Artisanal or industrial conflict minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (13) (2019)
6. 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)
7. 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 (18)

2019

8. Artisanal or industrial conflict minerals?
   IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (11)
9. Croyances religieuses endogènes et développement en Afrique subsaharienne
   IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)
10. Defying intuition: bigger families have no significant negative effect on children’s schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa
    IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

2018

11. Aid, trade, or state? The post-war recovery of the Rwandan coffee sector
    IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (2)
12. The biggest migration challenge ever
    IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)
13. Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets: magicoreligious beliefs affect health behavior in Benin
    IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

2017

14. Female political representation in the aftermath of ethnic violence: A comparative analysis of Burundi and Rwanda
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) 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)
15. Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets
    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
    See also Journal Article Voodoo, Vaccines, and Bed Nets, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2016

16. Inter-ethnic trust in the aftermath of mass violence: insights from large-N life histories
    IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (5)
17. 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)
18. 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

19. Aid, Trad and Post-War Recovery of the Rwandan Coffee Sector
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Aid, trade and the post-war recovery of the Rwandan coffee sector, Journal of Eastern African Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
20. Armed conflict and schooling in Rwanda: Digging deeper
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (8)
    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 (2014)
    See also Journal Article Armed Conflict and Schooling in Rwanda: Digging Deeper, Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
21. 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)
22. Voodoo versus Fishing Committees: The Role of Traditional and Contemporary Institutions in Fisheries Management
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    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)
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2015)
    See also Journal Article Voodoo versus fishing committees: The role of traditional and contemporary institutions in fisheries management, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2014

23. Growth, Poverty and Inequality in Rwanda: A Broad Perspective
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    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 (2014)
24. Reviving Benin's shrimp export sector: the need for an integrated apporach
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven
    Also in IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) (2014)
    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 (2014)

2013

25. Armed Conflict and Economic Performance in Rwanda
    IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (10)
26. The unintended consequence of an export ban: Evidence from Benin's shrimp sector
    IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Unintended Consequence of an Export Ban: Evidence from Benin’s Shrimp Sector, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2012

27. Self-Reported Food Insecurity in Africa During the Food Price Crisis
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Self-reported food insecurity in Africa during the food price crisis, Food Policy, Elsevier (2013) View citations (50) (2013)
28. The Impact of Armed Conflict on Economic Performance: Evidence from Rwanda
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (20)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2012) View citations (9)
    NEPS Working Papers, Network of European Peace Scientists (2012) View citations (21)

2011

29. Food Prices, Social Unrest and the Facebook Generation
    2011 International Congress, August 30-September 2, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland, European Association of Agricultural Economists
30. From Vice to Virtue? Civil War and Social Capital in Uganda
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (19)
31. Leave none to claim the land: a Malthusian catastrophe in Rwanda?
    IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)
32. Measure for measure: how well do we measure micro-level conflict intensity?
    IOB Working Papers, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) View citations (7)

2007

33. Household coping in war- and peacetime: cattle sales in Rwanda, 1991-2001
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Household coping in war- and peacetime: Cattle sales in Rwanda, 1991-2001, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (80) (2009)

2004

34. Genocide and Land Scarcity: Can Rwandan Rural Households Manage?
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) View citations (1)
35. What are all the soldiers going to do? Demobilisation, re-intergration and employment in Rwanda
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2001

36. Imperfect Markets: a Case Study in Senegal
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Covid-19 vs. Ebola: Impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
   World Development, 2021, 140, (C) View citations (8)
2. How much do artisanal miners earn? An inquiry among Congolese gold miners
   Resources Policy, 2021, 70, (C) View citations (3)
3. Public Health and Armed Conflict: Immunization in Times of Systemic Disruptions
   Population and Development Review, 2021, 47, (4), 1143-1177 View citations (4)
4. Would You Fight? We Asked Aggrieved Artisanal Miners in Eastern Congo
   Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2021, 65, (6), 1159-1186

2020

5. 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)
6. Trust in the aftermath of genocide: Insights from Rwandan life histories
   Journal of Peace Research, 2020, 57, (4), 521-535 View citations (6)

2019

7. Armed Conflict and Schooling in Rwanda: Digging Deeper
   Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2019, 25, (1), 40 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Armed conflict and schooling in Rwanda: Digging deeper, HiCN Working Papers (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
8. Artisanal or industrial conflict minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo
   World Development, 2019, 122, (C), 660-674 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo, SocArXiv (2020) (2020)
9. Family size and schooling in sub-Saharan Africa: testing the quantity-quality trade-off
   Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, (4), 1353-1399 View citations (5)
10. Only women can whisper to gods: Voodoo, menopause and women’s autonomy
    World Development, 2019, 119, (C), 40-54 View citations (4)
11. Voodoo, Vaccines, and Bed Nets
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 67, (3), 493 - 535 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets, Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2017) (2017)

2018

12. Aid, trade and the post-war recovery of the Rwandan coffee sector
    Journal of Eastern African Studies, 2018, 12, (3), 552-574 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Aid, Trad and Post-War Recovery of the Rwandan Coffee Sector, 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
13. When Ethnicity Beats Gender: Quotas and Political Representation in Rwanda and Burundi
    Development and Change, 2018, 49, (6), 1361-1391 View citations (1)

2017

14. 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 (5)

2016

15. FDI from a ‘financing for development’ perspective. Opportunities for Africa’s Great Lakes Region
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2016, LV, (1), 29-46
16. 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)
17. Voodoo versus fishing committees: The role of traditional and contemporary institutions in fisheries management
    Ecological Economics, 2016, 122, (C), 61-70 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Voodoo versus Fishing Committees: The Role of Traditional and Contemporary Institutions in Fisheries Management, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)

2015

18. Civil War and Political Participation: Evidence from Uganda
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 64, (1), 113 - 141 View citations (32)
19. Civil war, social capital and resilience in Uganda
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2015, 67, (3), 661-686 View citations (41)
20. The Impact of Armed Conflict on Economic Performance
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2015, 59, (4), 555-592 View citations (51)
21. The Unintended Consequence of an Export Ban: Evidence from Benin’s Shrimp Sector
    World Development, 2015, 67, (C), 138-150 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The unintended consequence of an export ban: Evidence from Benin's shrimp sector, IOB Working Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2013

22. Narrow and scientific replication of ‘The slave trade and the origins of mistrust in Africa'
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2013, 28, (1), 166-169 View citations (15)
23. Self-reported food insecurity in Africa during the food price crisis
    Food Policy, 2013, 39, (C), 51-63 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Self-Reported Food Insecurity in Africa During the Food Price Crisis, 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil (2012) View citations (8) (2012)

2012

24. Leave none to claim the land
    Journal of Peace Research, 2012, 49, (4), 547-563 View citations (31)
25. The Intensity of the Rwandan Genocide: Measures from the Gacaca Records
    Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2012, 18, (1), 26 View citations (11)

2009

26. Household coping in war- and peacetime: Cattle sales in Rwanda, 1991-2001
    Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 88, (1), 67-86 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper Household coping in war- and peacetime: cattle sales in Rwanda, 1991-2001, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2007) View citations (12) (2007)

2007

27. Economic Mobility in Rural Rwanda: A Study of the Effects of War and Genocide at the Household Level
    Journal of African Economies, 2007, 16, (3), 349-392 View citations (16)

2005

28. Le coût en vies humaines du génocide rwandais: le cas de la province de Gikongoro
    Population (french edition), 2005, 60, (4), 401-439