Research and Policy Work

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Effect of corruption on educational quantity and quality: theory and evidence, Education Economics, 2024, DOI  

Labour Mobility and Innovation in Africa, Journal of African Economies, ejad020, 2023, DOI 

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


Policy Work

Climate change, natural disasters, and migration, IZA World of Labor, 2023,  DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejad020 

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.