Research
Publications
Spillovers in Childbearing Decisions and Fertility Transitions: Evidence from China, with Yun Xiao, Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 22(1), pp.161-199, 2024.
Working Paper VoxChina The Economist
The Old-Age Security Motive for Fertility: Evidence from the Extension of Social Pensions in Namibia, with Mathilde Godard, AEJ: Economic Policy, Vol. 14(4), pp.1-33, 2022.
Working Paper VoxTalks VoxDev Polytechnique Insights ILO Monitor (part 2)
Private Health Investments under Competing Risks: Evidence from Malaria Control in Senegal, with Paola Villar, Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 73, 102330, 2020.
Strategic Choices in Polygamous Households: Theory and Evidence from Senegal, Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 86(3), pp. 1332-1370, 2019.
Sons as Widowhood Insurance: Evidence from Senegal with Sylvie Lambert, Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 120, pp.113-127, 2016.
Gender Preferences in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Fertility Choices with Léa Rouanet, World Development, Vol. 72, pp.326-345, 2015.
Working Papers
The negligible effect of free contraception on fertility: experimental evidence from Burkina Faso, with Pascaline Dupas, Seema Jayachandran and Adriana Lleras-Muney. NBER Working Paper
Long-run impacts of forced labor migration on fertility behaviors: evidence from colonial West Africa, with Pascaline Dupas, Camille Falezan and Marie-Christelle Mabeu. NBER Working Paper CEPR Working Paper
Malaria control and infant mortality in Africa, with Denis Cogneau. TI Working Paper
Work in Progress
Left over or opting out? Squeeze, mismatch and surplus in Chinese marriage markets, with Yun Xiao. Draft available upon request.