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I am an Associate Professor in Economics (Senior Lecturer/Reader) at Heriot-Watt University.
Department of Economics
School of Social Sciences
Heriot-Watt University
Mary Burton Building, office MB1.16
Edinburgh EH14 4AS
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 131 451 8207
Email: P.LeMay-Boucher[at]hw.ac.uk
My main research interests include:
Development Economics, Health Economics, applied micro-econometrics and public economics.
I have done fieldwork and conducted large scale surveys in West Africa in the following countries: Benin, Senegal and Mali.
I have recently completed:
--A three year project (2016-19) in different parts of Benin on the impact of the use of formal saving devices (bank account and mobile saving accounts). This project was financed by an ESRC-DFID joint fund for Poverty Alleviation Research Grant.Â
You can find more information on this project here.
I have been involved in:
--A three year project in Senegal (2017-20) on measuring the effect of technological improvements and compliance nudges on property taxes. This project is financed by DFID, see https://edi.opml.co.uk/