Fields and areas of interest
Macroeconomics, Development economics, Political economy
Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
On the macroeconomic effects of fiscal reforms: fiscal rules and public expenditure efficiency, (Bambe, B. W. W., & Combes, J. L.)
Public Choice, 2025
Wealth inequality and carbon inequality, (with Bambe, B. W. W., Edoh, E. D, & Ly A.)
Ecological Economics, 2025, 108406.
IMF conditionality and structural reforms: Evidence from developing countries, (with Gomado, K.) Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2024.
Economic sanctions and sovereign debt default, (with Edoh, E. D.)
European Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 102571.
Power constraints and firm-level total factor productivity in developing countries, (with Ly A.)
Energy, 2024, 132871.
Fiscal policy volatility and capital flight.
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2024.
Original sin: Fiscal rules and government debt in foreign currency in developing countries,
(with Bambe, B. W. W., Combes, J. L., & Edoh, E. D.)
Journal of Macroeconomics, 2024, Vol. 80, 103600.
Determinants of public sector efficiency: a panel database from a stochastic frontier analysis,
(with Bambe, B. W. W., & Lompo, A. A. B. )
Oxford Economic Papers, 2024, Vol. 76, no 3, 741-758.
Inflation targeting and the composition of public expenditure: Evidence from developing countries,
(with Combes, J. L., & Minea, A.)
Journal of Macroeconomics, 2023, Vol. 76, 103523.
Inflation targeting and fiscal policy volatility: Evidence from developing countries,
(with Combes, J. L., & Minea, A.)
Journal of International Money and Finance, 2023, 102996.
Household welfare in the digital age: Assessing the effect of mobile money on household consumption volatility in developing countries.
World Development, 2023, Vol. 161, 106110
Tax revenue and mobile money in developing countries, (with Edoh, E. D.)
Journal of Development Economics, 2023, Vol. 161, 103014.
The impact of timber regulations on timber and timber product trade, (with N’Doua, B. D.)
Ecological Economics, 2023, Vol. 213, 107943.
Sovereign debt default and inequality.
Industrial and Corporate Change, 2023, Vol. 32, no 2, 502-521.
Does trust in government improve Covid-19’s crisis management?
SN Social Sciences, 2022, Vol. 2, no 10, 202.
Did fiscal space influence Covid-19’s fiscal response? (with Combes, J. L., Debrun, X., & Minea, A.)
Covid Economics: Vetted and Real-Time Papers, 2021, Vol. 74, 71-93.
Working Papers
Finding the Missing Stone: Mobile Money and the Quality of Tax Policy and Administration, with Edoh, E. D. ICTD Working Paper No. 18214. R&R: Fiscal Studies
Do Fiscal Rules Foster Fiscal Discipline in Resource-Rich Countries?, with Basdevant, O., & Salins, M. V. IMF Working Paper No. 23/88.
Did fiscal space influence Covid-19’s fiscal response? with Combes, J. L., Debrun, X., & Minea, A. Covid Economics: Vetted and Real-Time Papers, 2021, Vol. 74, 71-93. R&R: Fiscal Studies
Entrepreneurship in developing countries: can mobile money play a role?, with Combes, J. L., & Edoh, E. D. hal-04081304. R&R: The World Economy
Selected conferences and seminars
2023: Development Economics Seminar, University of Göttingen
2022: KOF Research Seminar, ETH Zurich
2020: Public Policy Evaluation Conference, Paris
2020: The Journées de l’Économie (Jéco), Lyon (France)
2020: International Workshop on the Policy Mix, Clermont-Ferrand (France)
2019: 12th Conference on China's Economy, Clermont-Ferrand (France)