Research and Policy Work
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Labour Mobility and Innovation in Africa, Journal of African Economies, ejad020, 2023, DOI
Climate change, natural disasters, and migration, IZA World of Labor, 2023, DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad020
Does foreign direct investment promote political stability? Evidence from developing economies, Economic Modelling, 2023, DOI
Working Papers
Natural Resource Rents and Corruption in Africa: Does Foreign Capital matter? Link
Building Stronger Economic Institutions in Developing Countries, the Role of FDI, CERDI Working Papers, 2022/3, CERDI.
Labor Mobility and Innovation in Africa , IZA Discussion Papers 15004, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), with Linguère Mously Mbaye and Massimiliano Tani Bertuol
Effect of Corruption on Educational Quantity and Quality: Theory and Evidence, Working Paper N° 337, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with Amadou Boly , Kole Keita, and Guei C. Okou
Selected Work in Progress
Do non-linearities and asymmetry in exchange rate misalignments impact the manufacturing sector size?, with Mohamed Chaffai, and Patrick Plane
Measuring untapped FDI flows to Africa by sector of investment: cross-country frontier analysis, with Alexandre Kopoin, Anthony Simpasa, and Zackary Seogo.
Estimating fiscal multipliers and transmission channels in Africa, with Alexandre Kopoin, Anthony Simpasa, and Zackary Seogo.
Foreign exchange reforms in Selected African Countries: Experiences and Lessons, with Stanilas C. D. Mahugnon, and Frederico. G. Sander
Addressing Burundi's external vulnerabilities to reduce macroeconomic and financial risks, with Stanilas C. D. Mahugnon, and Frederico. G. Sander
Policy Work
African Economic Outlook 2023: Mobilizing Private Sector Financing for Climate and Green Growth in Africa (Member of the team of consultants), African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
Africa’s Macro-Economic Performance and Outlook 2023 (Member of the team of consultants), African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
African Economic Outlook 2022: Supporting Climate Resilience and a Just Energy Transition in Africa (Member of the team of consultants), African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
African Economic Outlook 2021: From Debt Resolution to Growth: The Road Ahead for Africa (Member of the team of consultants), African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
African Economic Outlook 2020 SUPPLEMENT: Amid COVID-19 (Member of the team of consultants), African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
African Economic Outlook 2020: Developing Africa’s Workforce for the Future (Member of the team of consultants), African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.