Research

PUBLICATIONS

Archibong, B. & Obikili, N., “Prison Labor: The Price of Prisons and the Lasting Effects of Incarceration” (Original, January, 2018). NBER Working paper here. CDEP-CGEG Working Paper No. 88 version here. African Economic History Network Working Paper No. 52 version here.   Older version title: "Constructing Capital in the Twentieth Century..." Media coverage:  VoxDev, ProMarket, VoxDev, Barnard, Project Syndicate, Wheeler Institute (LBS), Minneapolis Fed (Conditionally Accepted at The Quarterly Journal of Economics)

Archibong, B. & Annan, F., “The Value of Communication for Mental Health” (Original, December, 2020) [RCT: aearctr-0006104]. CDEP-CGEG Working Paper No. 92 older version here. Brookings Working Paper No. 177 version here. NBER Working paper here. Media coverage: Barnard, Brookings, Brookings Foresight Africa , J-PAL (Conditionally Accepted at The Economic Journal)

Archibong, B. and Henry, P.B., (2024). "Shocking Offers: Gender, Wage Inequality, and Recessions in Online Labor Markets". AEA Papers and Proceedings (Vol. 114, pp. 196-200). Brookings Institution AGI Working Paper #187 version here. NBER working paper here. 

Archibong, B., Annan, F. & Ekhator-Mobayode, U., “The Epidemic Effect:  Epidemics, Institutions and Human Capital Development”    (2023). Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. Volume 211: 549-566.  Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Institute Working Paper 76 here. Other version here.  AidData Working Paper #99. Williamsburg, VA: AidData at William & Mary here. Media coverage: Fortune;  PEGNet Policy Brief; Winner: 2020 NAREA Young Scholar Best Conference Paper award 

Archibong, B. & Annan, F., “ Climate Change, Epidemics and Inequality” (2023). Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. Volume 17, Issue 1.  Older version here. Media Coverage: Aljazeera, Fortune Magazine

Population health outcomes in Nigeria compared to other West African countries, 1998-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study (with Blake Angell, Ibrahim Abubakar et al.), (2022). The Lancet, 399(10330): 1117-1129. 

The Lancet Nigeria Commission: Investing in health and the future of the nation (with Ibrahim Abubakar, Sarah L. Dalglish et al.), (2022). The Lancet, 399(10330): 1155-1200. Media coverage: Financial Times

Archibong, B., Coulibaly, B., & Okonjo-Iweala, N., (2021). “Washington Consensus Reforms and  Lessons for Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 35 (3): 133-56. Brookings Institution AGI Working Paper 27 version here.  Media coverage: Brookings , AEHN

Archibong, B. & Metcalf, J.E., (2021). “Building Towards Useful SARS-CoV-2 Models in Africa”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 118 (31). Older version here. 

Archibong, B., (2019). “Explaining Divergence in the Long-Term Effects of Precolonial Centralization on Access to Public Infrastructure Services in Nigeria", World Development, 121: 123-40. See published version here. Older versions  here (old title: "Where Local Kings Rule...")

Archibong, B., (2018). “Historical Origins Of Persistent Inequality In Nigeria.” Oxford Development Studies, 46:3, 325-347. See version here. 

Archibong, B., & Annan, F., (2017). "Disease and Gender Gaps in Human Capital Investment: Evidence from Niger's 1986 Meningitis Epidemic." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 107(5): 530-35. Also here. Older version, CDEP-CGEG Working Paper No. 33 here.  Media coverage: AEHN , Aljazeera, Fortune

Archibong, B., Dekker, H., Grawe, N., Olney, M., Rutz, C., & Weiman, D. (2017). “Forging On-Campus Connections to Enhance Undergraduate Student Reasoning, Writing, and Research Skills.” The Journal of Economic Education, 48(4): 317-326. See version here

Archibong, B., Modi, V., & Sherpa, S. (2015). “Geography of Infrastructure Functionality at Schools in Nigeria: Evidence From Spatial Data Analysis Across Local Government Areas.” Papers in Applied Geography, 1(2), 176-183. Also here

BOOK CHAPTERS (Refereed)

Archibong, B., & Annan, F. (2020). Climate Change, Disease and Gender Gaps in Human Capital Investment. In Women and Sustainable Human Development (pp. 15-35). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. See version here. Media coverage: Aljazeera, Fortune

Archibong, B., Bobrownicki, O., Sethi, R., & Zarghamee, H. (2023). “Asynchronicity, access, and content: teaching economics in a shifting landscape”. In Teaching Principles of Microeconomics (pp. 44-58). Edward Elgar Publishing

OTHER PUBLICATIONS 

Sethi, R., Siddarth, D., Holland, A., Archibong, B., Annan, F., Somanathan, R., Cardenas Camilo, J. (2020). “Toward Global Pandemic Resilience.” COVID-19 Rapid Response Impact Initiative. White Paper 11 Harvard University Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics

Archibong, B. & Osafo-Kwaako, P. (2023). “Delivering Nigeria’s Green Transition”. Brookings Center for Sustainable Development Working Paper #180.6. Media coverage: Brookings

Archibong, B. & Ghanem, H. (2024). “Chapter 3, Financing Structural Transformation in Africa, African Economic Outlook 2024”. African Development Bank Group

Archibong, B. (2024). "PEPFAR delivers outsized returns—it deserves more funding". Brookings Institution Commentary 

Archibong, B. (2025). "A Law-Jobs-Cash framework for gender and youth-based economic transformation in Africa". Brookings Institution Commentary 

Archibong, B. (2025). "Are There Any Economic Benefits of Democracy in Africa? On Citizen Participation and Economic Redistribution Under Democracy". Brookings Institution Research

WORKING PAPERS

Archibong, B. & Annan, F., “ ‘We Are Not Guinea Pigs': The Effects of Disclosure of Medical Misconduct on Vaccine Compliance" (Original, December, 2020). Brookings Working Paper Brooke Shearer Series No. 10 version here. (old title: " 'We Are Not Guinea Pigs': The Effects of Negative News on Vaccine Compliance") Media coverage: Brookings, Barnard (Revise and Resubmit at Management Science) 

Archibong, B., Okafor, C., Osabuohien, E., & Moerenhout, T., "Protest Matters: The Effects of Protests on Economic Redistribution" (Updated October 2025; Original April 2022).  Older Versions: ICTD Working Paper here.  Brookings Global Working Paper #172 here. Media coverage: Brookings, ProMarket

Archibong, B., Annan, F., Benshaul-Tolonen, A., Okunogbe, O., & Oliobi, I., “Firm Culture: How Social Norms Affect Gender Bias in Hiring in Online Labor Markets”. PEDL Research Working Paper here. G²LM|LIC Working Paper No. 95 here. 

WORK IN PROGRESS  

Archibong, B., Obikili, N., Okafor, C., &  Ajuwon, O., “When Women March: The Effects of Women-Led Protests on Gender Gaps in Political Participation” 

Archibong, B., Annan, F., Okunogbe, O., Oliobi, I., & Aiyegbeni, G., "Information Frictions and Gender Inequality in Online Labor Markets” [RCT: AEARCTR-0008841]. Media coverage: Minneapolis Fed, PEDL Research Note

Archibong, B., & Wantchekon, L., “Role Models?: The Effects of Nigeria's Youth Service Program on Gender Gaps in Education”

Archibong, B., Annan, F., & Son, L., “Choking on Black Gold?: The Effects of Air Pollution from Gas Flaring on Human Capital Development”. Media coverage: Earth Institute. 

OUTREACH/ OTHER PUBLICATIONS

 Archibong, B. (2021). “Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery”. Economic witness at the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee . Written testimony online here and here. Recording here

Archibong, B. (2020). “The differential employment risks of a pandemic: Why are more African-Americans dying from COVID-19?” For Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) factsheet series

Archibong, B., & Toledano, P, (2014). “A Regulatory, Operational and Commercial Framework for the Utilization of Associated Gas.” Reports published on the website of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment.

Archibong, B. & Kabir, R., “Building Blocs: Examining the Links Between Youth, Trust and Civic and Political Engagement in Africa”. For World Bank Report on "Social Contracts in Africa". (Latest Draft: March, 2019)