Publications & Working Papers

My research has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals in different fields, including political science, economics, statistics, development, and public health, among others. I also have several working papers under journal review or near completion.

I provide below a list of my published work, organized by research areas*, and working papers. This list will be updated regularly, as new publications come in.

* The full list of my published and unpublished work can be seen on my CV.

1. Can employment opportunities can enhance social stability in fragile states? Evidence from six large-scale randomized controlled trials in Africa and the Middle East. Revise and Resubmit (R&R), American Political Science Review

2. Employment opportunities and socio-political trust in fragile states: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial on marginalized youth in Northern Nigeria.

3. Can Economic Opportunities Reshape Gender Norms among Religious Youth? Evidence from Northern Nigeria (with Benjamin Crost, Oeindrila Dube, Marcus Holmlund, and Emily Crawford).

4. Efficiency, legitimacy, and impacts of targeting methods: Experimental evidence from a public works program in war-torn Eastern Congo

5. Electronic Payroll System and Intra-Civil Service Corruption: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo (with Narcisse Cha’ngom, Dongil Lee, and Christelle Tchoupe).

6. Bureaucrat Selection under Weak State Capacity: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

7. The Long-Run Impact of Community-Driven Programs: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic republic of Congo (with Peter van der Windt)

8. The Impacts of Public Work Programs on Child Labor and Schooling (with Ana Dammert, Subha Mani, and Katherine Theiss).

9. The heterogeneous effects of employment opportunities on religious extremism and institutional trust in fragile states: Evidence from Muslim-dominated Northern Nigeria (with Benjamin Crost).

10. Community and/or Government Participation to Improve Public Services? Experimental Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo (with Andy Harris, Ann Laudati and Peter van der Windt).

11. Laying a Foundation for Peace? Micro-Effects of Peacekeeping in Cote d’Ivoire (with Cyrus Samii).