Research

Fields of Interest

Inclusive Growth, Macroeconomics, Private Sector Development, Development Economics, Applied Econometrics

Publications and Working Papers

NEW!!! Power Market Sophistication and Sector Outcomes: A Focus on Social Performance, Electricity Reliability, and Renewable Energy Penetration. 2021. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper; no. WPS 9585. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.

Small and Medium Enterprises in the Pandemic: Impact, Responses and the Role of Development Finance. 2020 (with Adian, Gregory, Ragoussis, Reddy, and Timmis). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper; no. WPS 9414. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.

The Quest for Pro-poor and Inclusive Growth: the role of governance. 2019. 51 (16): 1762-83 – Applied Economics.

Other version:

Reallocating Public Spending to reduce Income Inequality: Can it work?. 2019 (with T. K.) IMF Working Paper WP/19/188, International Monetary Fund.

Reinvigorating Growth in Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan Africa (English). 2018 (with I. Izvorski and S. Coulibaly). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.

Informal sector heterogeneity and income inequality : evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo (English). 2018 (with F. Adoho). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper; no. WPS 8328. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group.

Other version:

Financial Development and Economic Growth in 43 advanced and developing economies over the period 1975–2009: Evidence of non-linearity. 2016. Applied Econometrics and International Development: AEID, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 16(1), pages 13-22.

Policy Reports and Books

Creating Impact: The Promise of Impact Investing. 2019. International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group. (Contribution, part of core team)

Liberia Growth and Economic Diversification Agenda - Productivity-driver growth and diversification. 2019. The World Bank. (Contribution)

Reinvigorating Growth in Resource-Rich Sub-Saharan Africa (English). 2018. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. (Co-author)

The Democratic Republic of Congo Poverty Assessment Report. 2016. World Bank Group. (Chapter author)

Shorter writings

NEW!!! Do private sector participation and competition in power markets help in improving electricity sector outcomes? 2021. World Bank Blog Let's Talk Development

The role of good governance in fostering pro-poor and inclusive growth. 2020. Africa in Focus, Brookings Institution.

Closing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Financing Gap—Trends and Data. (with M.L.) Oct. 8, 2019. EM Compass Note 73. International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group.

Integrate regionally for stronger, sustainable growth in resource-rich sub-Saharan Africa (with I.I.). 2018. Future Development, Brookings Institution.