Research
Publications
“Tackling Psychosocial and Capital Constraints to alleviate poverty” with T.Bossuroy, M.Goldstein, B. Karimou, D.Karlan, H.Kazianga, P.Premand, C.Thomas, C.Udry, J.Vaillant and K.Wright. Nature. 2022
"Evaluating the Impact of Entrepreneurship Edutainment in Egypt: An experimental Approach", joint with G.Barsoum, B.Crépon, D.Gardiner & B.Michel. 89,82 109. Economica. 2022
"Microcredit Made to Measure: Experimental Evidence from Rural Morocco", joint with F.Devoto, B.Crépon, R. De Haas. Accepted, pre-results review. Journal of Development Economics. 2021
"A Revolution in Economics? It's Just Getting Started...", joint with S. Cole & A. Sautmann. 2020 Art. 104849. World Development 127. March 2020
"Urbanization in Sub Saharan Africa and the challenge of access to basic services. Journal of Demographic Economics, vol. 83 no. 1. 2017
"Discrimination as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Evidence from French Grocery Stores", joint with D. Glover and A. Pallais. Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 132, no. 3. NBER Working Paper 22789. 2017
" A Multifaceted Program Causes Lasting Progress for the Poor: Evidence from Six Countries", joint with A. Banerjee, E.Duflo, N. Goldberg, D. Karlan, R. Osei, J.Shapiro, B. Thuysbaert, C. Udry., Science, Vol. 348 no. 6236. 15 May 2015.
“Estimating the impact of microcredit on those who take it up: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Morocco", joint with Bruno Crépon, Florencia Devoto and Esther Duflo, American Economic Journal : Applied Economics 7 (1), pp 123-150, January 2015
“Happiness on Tap: Piped Water Adoption in Urban Morocco” (with Florencia Devoto, Esther Duflo, Pascaline Dupas and Vincent Pons), American Economic Journal : Economic Policy 4 (4), pp68-99, November 2012
“Being Surveyed Can change Later Behavior and Related Parameter Estimates”, joint with A.Zwane, J. Zinman, E. Van Dusen,, C. Null, E. Miguel, M. Kremer, D. Karlan, R. Hornbeck, X. Giné, E. Duflo, F. Devoto, B. Crepon, A. Banerjee, January 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Working papers
"Verifying the internal validity of a flagship RCT: A review of Crépon, Devoto, Duflo and Parienté ": A rejoinder. Joint with B. Crépon, F. Devoto and E. Duflo. DIAL Working Paper (DT/2019-07A). 2019
Work in Progress
"Cream skimming and the comparison between social interventions Evidence from entrepreneurship programs for at-risk youth in France" (with B.Crépon, E.Duflo, E.Huillery, J. Seban and P.A Veillon)
“Improving job quality through trade liberalization? Evidence from Indonesia” (with E.Delesalle, F.Mayneris and G.Vannoorenberghe)
“Can a digital solution foster immigrants’ integration? ” (with Y.Giesing, C.Imbert and N.Laurentsyeva).
"Effect of flexible microcredit products on uptake and clients welfare" (with B.Crépon, F.Devoto, R.de Haas)
Other publications
« Impact des politiques de développement : enseignements des évaluations aléatoires » n°2016/1, Reflets et Perspectives de la Vie Economique. 2016
« Mesurer l'effet des politiques publiques : l'essor des évaluations aléatoires », n°124, Regards Economiques. 2016
“Poverty, access to credit and the determinants of participation to a new micro-credit program in rural areas of Morocco”, joint with Bruno Crépon, Florencia Devoto and Esther Duflo, December 2008, "Ex Post Impact Analyses Series No 2", Agence Française de Développement, Paris
“Recent Developments in the Impacts and Mechanisms of Microfinance”, joint with Esther Duflo, in "Private Sector and Development", Sept 2009
Book chapters
What is the Demand for Microcredit? The Case of Rural Areas in Serbia”, "The handbook of Microfinance" edited by Beatriz Armendariz and Marc Labie. 2011. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd