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Working Papers

2024

1. Does Africa Need More Roads in the Digital Age ? Evidence of Complementarities in Infrastructure
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. The Color of Ideas: Racial Dynamics and Citations in Economics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Voting when Rankings Matter: Truthful Equilibria, Efficiency, and Abstention
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. Weather, Water, and Work: Climatic Water Variability and Labor MarketOutcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2022

5. Colonial Origins and Fertility: Can the Market Overcome History?
   Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) View citations (5)
6. Roads, Electricity, and Jobs: Evidence of Infrastructure Complementarity in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
7. Vaccine and Inclusion
   Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (8)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2022)
   See also Journal Article Vaccine and inclusion, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2022) View citations (8) (2022)

2021

8. A Free and Fair Economy: A Game of Justice and Inclusion
   Center for Mathematical Economics Working Papers, Center for Mathematical Economics, Bielefeld University
9. Identity During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and Ethnic Divisions in the United States
   Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (1)
10. Missions and Heterogeneous Social Change: Evidence from Border Discontinuities in the Emirates of Nigeria
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (3)
11. Round-Robin Political Tournaments: Abstention, Truthful Equilibria, and Effective Power
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Round-robin political tournaments: Abstention, truthful equilibria, and effective power, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
12. The Interplay Between Colonial History and Postcolonial Institutions: Evidence from Cameroon
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (1)
13. Timing Matters: Prenatal Climate Shocks, Sex Ratio, and Human Capital
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics

2020

14. Ancestral Norms, Legal Origins, and Female Empowerment
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (5)
15. Climate Shocks and Teenage Fertility
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (1)
16. Twin Estimates of the Effects of Prenatal Environment, Child Biology, and Parental Bias on Sex Differences in Early Age Mortality
    Papers, arXiv.org
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (1)

2019

17. Did Partisan Voters Spoil the Country? A Randomized-thought Experiment
    Center for Mathematical Economics Working Papers, Center for Mathematical Economics, Bielefeld University
18. Fertility Response to Climate Shocks
    Working Papers PMMA, PEP-PMMA View citations (1)
    Also in CERDI Working papers, HAL (2019)
    Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (1)
19. Fertility after The Drought: Theory and Evidence from Madagascar
    2019 Eighth AIEAA Conference, June 13-14, Pistoia, Italy, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA) View citations (1)

2018

20. An Index of Unfairness
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2017

21. A Non-Parametric Approach to Testing the Axioms of the Shapely Value with Limited Data
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article A non-parametric approach to testing the axioms of the Shapley value with limited data, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2018) View citations (16) (2018)
22. On the Dispensability of New Transportation Technologies: Evidence from the Heterogeneous Impact of Railroads in Nigeria
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2017) View citations (4)
23. Underage Brides and Grooms' Education
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics (2017)

2016

24. Measuring and decomposing the distance to the Shapley wage function with limited data
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
25. The Welfare Economics of Tactical Voting in Democracies: A Partial Identification Equilibrium Analysis
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
26. Valuing Inputs Under Supply Uncertainty: The Bayesian Shapley Value
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics (2016)
    See also Journal Article Valuing inputs under supply uncertainty: The Bayesian Shapley value, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2018) View citations (18) (2018)
27. Volume of Trade and Dynamic Network Formation in Two-Sided Economies
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Volume of trade and dynamic network formation in two-sided economies, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (15) (2016)

2015

28. Ethnic Inequality: Theory and Evidence from Formal Education in Nigeria
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Ethnic Inequality: Theory and Evidence from Formal Education in Nigeria, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (22) (2016)
29. Fraudulent Democracy: A Dynamic Ordinal Game Approach
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
30. Networked politics: political cycles and instability under social influences
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
31. Sea Change: The Competing Long-Run Impacts of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Missionary Activity in Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
32. Sex Differences in Early-Age Mortality: The Preconception Origins Hypothesis
    Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Sex Differences in Early-Age Mortality: The Preconception Origins Hypothesis, Demography, Springer (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
33. Trial-Based Tournament: Rank and Earnings
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2014

34. Beauty, Polygyny and Fertility: Theory and Evidence
    Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL View citations (1)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2014) View citations (1)
    Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne (2014) View citations (1)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (1)
35. Fidelity Networks and Long-Run Trends in HIV/AIDS Gender Gaps
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Fidelity Networks and Long-Run Trends in HIV/AIDS Gender Gaps, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (30) (2013)
36. Historical Missionary Activity, Schooling, and the Reversal of Fortunes: Evidence from Nigeria
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (22)

2013

37. A Policy-Based Rationalization of Collective Rules: Dimensionality, Specialized Houses, and Decentralized Authority
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article A policy-based rationalization of collective rules: Dimensionality, specialized houses, and decentralized authority, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
38. Communitarianism, Oppositional Cultures, and Human Capital Contagion: Theory and Evidence from Formal versus Koranic Education
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
39. Dynamic Network Formation in Two-Sided Economies
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2012

40. Dual Citizenship Institution: A Pareto Improvement?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2009

41. A Dynamic Theory of Fidelity Networks with an Application to the Spread of HIV / AIDS
    Working Papers, CEMFI View citations (17)
    Also in Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2009) View citations (18)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (16)
42. Political Influence in Multi-Choice Institutions: Cyclicity, Anonymity and Transitivity
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Political influence in multi-choice institutions: cyclicity, anonymity, and transitivity, Theory and Decision, Springer (2011) View citations (19) (2011)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Efficiency and maximality in anonymous two-sided economies
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2024, 146, (C), 184-195
2. Justice, inclusion, and incentives
   Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2024, 36, (2), 101-131 View citations (1)
3. Missions, fertility transition, and the reversal of fortunes: evidence from border discontinuities in the emirates of Nigeria
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2024, 29, (2), 251-325 View citations (2)
4. Racial Inequality and Publication in Economics
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 300-304
5. The reciprocity set
   Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2024, 112, (C)

2023

6. Optimal interventions in networks during a pandemic
   Journal of Population Economics, 2023, 36, (2), 847-883
7. Pedagogical and socio-emotional impacts of COVID-19 on Guinean school children: evidence from a mixed cross-sectional study
   International Journal of Development Issues, 2023, 23, (1), 128-141
8. Supermajority politics: Equilibrium range, policy diversity, utilitarian welfare, and political compromise
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2023, 307, (2), 963-974

2022

9. Identity during a Crisis: COVID-19 and Ethnic Divisions in the United States
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 319-24 View citations (2)
10. Laissez-Faire, Social Networks, and Race in a Pandemic
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 325-29 View citations (2)
11. Vaccine and inclusion
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2022, 24, (5), 1101-1123 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Vaccine and Inclusion, Working Papers (2022) View citations (8) (2022)

2021

12. Round-robin political tournaments: Abstention, truthful equilibria, and effective power
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2021, 130, (C), 331-351 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Round-Robin Political Tournaments: Abstention, Truthful Equilibria, and Effective Power, Working Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2019

13. Mortality convergence of twins and singletons in sub-Saharan Africa
    Demographic Research, 2019, 41, (36), 1047-1058 View citations (5)
14. New technology, better economy? The heterogeneous impact of colonial railroads in Nigeria
    Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 140, (C), 320-354 View citations (16)

2018

15. A non-parametric approach to testing the axioms of the Shapley value with limited data
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2018, 111, (C), 41-63 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper A Non-Parametric Approach to Testing the Axioms of the Shapely Value with Limited Data, University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
16. Valuing inputs under supply uncertainty: The Bayesian Shapley value
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2018, 108, (C), 206-224 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Valuing Inputs Under Supply Uncertainty: The Bayesian Shapley Value, MPRA Paper (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2017

17. Conservative vs optimistic rationality in games: A revisitation
    Economics Letters, 2017, 156, (C), 42-47 View citations (2)
18. Excess Male Infant Mortality: The Gene-Institution Interactions
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 541-45 View citations (7)

2016

19. Ethnic Inequality: Theory and Evidence from Formal Education in Nigeria
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, 64, (4), 603 - 660 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Ethnic Inequality: Theory and Evidence from Formal Education in Nigeria, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
20. Volume of trade and dynamic network formation in two-sided economies
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2016, 63, (C), 147-163 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Volume of Trade and Dynamic Network Formation in Two-Sided Economies, Working Papers (2016) View citations (16) (2016)

2015

21. Sex Differences in Early-Age Mortality: The Preconception Origins Hypothesis
    Demography, 2015, 52, (6), 2053-2056 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Sex Differences in Early-Age Mortality: The Preconception Origins Hypothesis, Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2014

22. A policy-based rationalization of collective rules: Dimensionality, specialized houses, and decentralized authority
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2014, 52, (C), 182-193 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper A Policy-Based Rationalization of Collective Rules: Dimensionality, Specialized Houses, and Decentralized Authority, MPRA Paper (2013) (2013)
23. Power theories for multi-choice organizations and political rules: Rank-order equivalence
    Operations Research Perspectives, 2014, 1, (1), 42-49 View citations (6)
24. The stability of decision making in committees: The one-core
    Economics Letters, 2014, 122, (3), 390-395 View citations (2)

2013

25. Erratum to: Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in Boys Than in Girls? A New Hypothesis Based on Preconception Environment and Evidence From a Large Sample of Twins
    Demography, 2013, 50, (2), 445-446 View citations (39)
26. Fidelity Networks and Long-Run Trends in HIV/AIDS Gender Gaps
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 298-302 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Fidelity Networks and Long-Run Trends in HIV/AIDS Gender Gaps, MPRA Paper (2014) (2014)
27. Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in Boys Than in Girls? A New Hypothesis Based on Preconception Environment and Evidence From a Large Sample of Twins
    Demography, 2013, 50, (2), 421-444 View citations (40)

2011

28. Political influence in multi-choice institutions: cyclicity, anonymity, and transitivity
    Theory and Decision, 2011, 70, (2), 157-178 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Political Influence in Multi-Choice Institutions: Cyclicity, Anonymity and Transitivity, MPRA Paper (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2010

29. On the equilibrium of voting games with abstention and several levels of approval
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2010, 34, (3), 379-396 View citations (8)

2008

30. Cooperation, stability and social welfare under majority rule
    Economic Theory, 2008, 35, (3), 555-574 View citations (10)
31. Voters' power in voting games with abstention: Influence relation and ordinal equivalence of power theories
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2008, 64, (1), 335-350 View citations (47)