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Gouvernance, démocratie et lutte contre la pauvreté : enseignements tirés des enquêtes auprès des ménages en Afrique sub-saharienne et en Amérique latine

Roubaud, François; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Herrera, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)

; the “need for the State”, particularly of the poorest; the extent of petty corruption; the reliability of expert surveys …

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Corruption and trust in political institutions in sub-Saharan Africa

Lavallée, Emmanuelle; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008

This paper analyzes the impact of corruption on the extent of trust in political institutions using a rich collection …, we set out to test the “efficient grease” hypothesis that corruption can strengthen citizens’ trust since bribe paying … institutional trust. Our findings reject this theoretical argument. We show that corruption never produces trust-enhancing effects …

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Living Conditions in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Western Africa 1925-1985: What do Survey Data on Height Stature tell us?

Rouanet, Léa; Cogneau, Denis - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

Survey data reveals that the pace of increase in height stature experienced by successive cohorts born in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana during the late colonial period (1925–1960) is almost as high as the pace observed in France and Great Britain during the period 1875 to 1975, even when correcting...

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Does forced Solidarity Hamper Entrepreneurial Activity? Evidence from Seven West-African Countries

Grimm, Michael; Gubert, Flore; Koriko, Ousman; Lay, Jann; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015

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Kinship ties and entrepreneurship in Western Africa

Grimm, Michael; Gubert, Flore; Koriko, Ousman; Lay, Jann; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013

-set covering household firms in seven economic centers in Western Africa. We find some evidence that family and kinship ties within …

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Investigating children welfare inequalities in Western Africa : natural shocks, family structure and unequal access to household ressources

Guilbert, Nathalie - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013

marriage, a marital practice still very widespread in West Africa, on child mortality in Senegal. Finally, the third essay …

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L'inégalité des chances sur le marché du travail urbain ouest-africain

Pasquier-Doumer, Laure - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012

This paper aims at evaluating to what extent one’s position in the labour market is determined by his social background and what explains differences between seven West-African capital cities. Does the father’s position influence directly the occupational situation of his children through...

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What has happened to the urban population in Côte d'Ivoire since the eighties? An analysis of monetary poverty and deprivation over 15 years of household data

Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; Guénard, Charlotte; Grimm, Michael - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2002

This article investigates the evolution of urban poverty in its various dimensions in Côte d'Ivoire since the eighties. The robustness of the results is checked using dominance criteria. An econometric analysis of the determinants of poverty complements the analysis. The study shows that the...

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Migration, self selection and returns to education in the WAEMU

Roubaud, François; Gubert, Flore; de Vreyer, Philippe - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

Using data from labour force surveys conducted simultaneously in the capital cities of seven West African Economic and Monetary Union countries, we estimate a model of residential location choice in which expected earnings play a role. The model is first estimated in a reduced form. Estimates...

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Colonisation and Development in the Former French West Africa: The Long-term Impact of the Colonial Public Policy

Huillery, Elise - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006

Africa? This paper uses the differences in development outcomes across the areas of the former French West Africa to show the … determinant of current development of the districts of the former French West Africa. First, the African chiefs’ association to …

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