Research

Job Quality and Poverty in developping countries : Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire

This study analyzes the influence of household members’ job quality on the household poverty status in Côte d’Ivoire using data from the 2018 Harmonized Survey of Household Living Conditions. Using simple probit regressions, this study highlights the significant negative effect of a household head’s job quality on household poverty risk. It also shows that improving the job quality of other household members reduces the risk of household poverty. In addition to promoting improved employment conditions for workers, policymakers should promote women’s access to high-quality jobs. This could involve investing in social facilities to relieve the burden of caring for children in the household. —-

Causal Impact of Armed Conflicts on Education Outcome in Mali

with Josias Sadia
Working paper

This study, using a double-difference methodology and propensity score matching (PSMs), analyses the causal impact of Mali’s prolonged crises and conflicts on the Malian education system. The results indicate that these events have had a significant and negative impact on education, resulting in a drop in the average number of years of education between the generations that attended school during the conflict and the previous generation, ranging from 1.13 to 1.97 years of education. These findings underline the urgency of taking measures to mitigate these adverse effects and re-establish a functional education system in the country, highlighting the importance of understanding the causal impact of the crises on education in Mali.

Effects of exposure to violence on academic performance among children aged 13 to 18 in Côte d’Ivoire

with Sekongo Coulibaly
Working paper

This paper examines the effects of exposure to violence on academic performance among children aged 13 to 18 in Côte d’Ivoire. Researchers have identified a negative association between exposure to violence and academic performance in children, with violence manifesting in various forms. Using data from the 2018 Violence Against Children Survey (VACS), we analyze the effects of exposure to violence on academic performance of children aged 13 to 18 in Côte d’Ivoire. Our results indicate that children exposed to violence are more likely to experience academic difficulties, such as grade repetition and school dropout, leading to poor academic performance. Furthermore, the literature demonstrates that these effects are not limited to academic outcomes but also impact children’s emotional and social well-being. This study highlights the importance of educational policies and child protection measures aimed at reducing exposure to violence and improving children’s academic performance in Côte d’Ivoire.

Work in progress

Transmission intergénérationelle de l’emploi avec Gon Emmanuel Coulibaly
Estimation of Poverty with satellite imagery in developing countries : evidence from Côte d’Ivoire with Kone Kinin Mamadou, Daouda Doukouré, Sibahi Obou
Discrimination à l’entrée sur le marché du travail avec Josias Sadia