Research
Current research projects as well as published works.
My research uses causal inference and applied econometric methods to study structural reforms, public investment, and institutions in both developing and developed economies — and their effects on productivity, employment, inequality, and growth.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Energy market reforms and renewable energy in Africa: Do public–private partnerships matter? (2026), joint with Amandine LARE, Energy Economics, 1-18. Replication package (.zip)
From Rules to Freedom: How Fiscal Rules Influence Capital Flow Restrictions (2026), Open Economies Review, 1-40.
Unemployment Impact of Network Sectors and Employment Protection Legislation Reforms: Evidence from Selected African Countries (2026), joint with Isaac AMEDANOU, World Development, 1-24. Replication package (.zip)
Pro-Market Economic Reforms and Resource Curse: Do Initial Conditions Matter? (2025), joint with Isaac AMEDANOU, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 1-24.
Improved Seeds and Motorized Tillage: An Integrated Approach to Maximizing Agricultural Productivity in Burkina Faso (2025), joint with Amandine LARE and Amine BOUTABBA, Applied Economics, 1-24.
Labor Productivity Growth Effects of Structural Reforms: Evidence from Developing Countries (2024), Journal of Productivity Analysis, 1-32.
International Monetary Fund Conditionality and Structural Reforms: Evidence from Developing Countries (2024), joint with Ablam Estel APETI, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 1-48.
Impact of Uncertainty on Economic Growth: The Role of Pro-Market Institutions in Developing Countries (2024), Kyklos, 1-42.
Distributional Effects of Structural Reforms in Developing Economies: Evidence from Financial Liberalization (2023), Open Economies Review, 1-34.
Impact des mini-réseaux d’adduction d’eau potable sur les conditions de vie des ménages ruraux au Niger (2023), joint with Amandine LARE and Noukignon KONE, Revue d’Économie Régionale et Urbaine, 2021/4, pp. 593-626.
Microfinance et pauvreté : évidence empirique pour les quartiers périurbains de Lomé, Togo (2022), joint with Amandine LARE, Albert LESSOUA, Dadie DIAW, and Amine BOUTABBA, Revue d’Économie du Développement, 2021/3 Vol. 29, pp. 79-116.
Work in Progress
Fight or Flight: Assessing the Impact of Financial Liberalization on Microfinance Institution Size, joint with Estel Ablam APETI and Votsoma DJEKNA.
Do Infrastructure Public–Private Partnerships Enhance Per Capita Income in Developing Countries?, joint with Isaac AMEDANOU.
Multiplier Effects of Grant Policies in France: A Staggered Difference-in-Differences Analysis with Spatial Spillovers, joint with Nicolas ABAD.
How Do Labor Market Institutions Affect Income Inequality in Emerging and Low-Income Countries? Drawing Lessons from Experience.
Productivité agricole et genre au Burkina Faso, joint with Amandine LARE and Amine BOUTABBA.