Research

Fields of interest

Development economics, Economic history, Migration, Political economy, Health economics, Households economics, Policy evaluation.

I have been working on China, Mexico, India and Rwanda.

I am part of the network AMID, "Actors, Markets, and Institutions in Developing Countries : a micro-empirical approach", a Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) funded by the European Commission.

Work in progress

"Illegal Migration Flows in Times of Policy Tightening”, with Isabelle Chort

"The Great Famine and Household Saving in China", with Heng Chen

"Son preference and maternal health in China", with Christelle Dumas

"Migration and Inequality in Rural China : a Decomposition Analysis", with Li Shi

Selection of research papers

Family planning policies and women health in the developing world:  Lessons from sterilizations in India, with Christelle Dumas, accepted, World Development

"Inequality Persistence and Revolution : What can we learn from the Long March in China?", with Li Shi

"Land Rights Insecurity and Temporary Migration in Rural China", with Deng Quheng, Li Shi and Thomas Vendryes

"Migration Duration and Family Size : Temporary Migration in China and the One Child Policy", with Deng Quheng

PhD thesis:

"Land Institutions, Migration and Inequalities in China" pdf