Research Dissemination
“When evacuation becomes a disaster. Governance failure and household crisis response in Goma, DR Congo” IOB Working Paper, 2026. With E. Ndatabaye Maombi, E. Lunanga, and M. Verpoorten link
“Fuel Savings are in the Bag: Can Heat Retention Bags Reduce Charcoal Use in the DRC?” IOB Working Paper, 2026.
With L. Collart, S. Desbureaux, M. Verpoorten, C. Kabakaba OSF Registry | link
“Mini‑grids can supply electricity, but what about demand? A private DRC project shows how it can work” The Conversation, 2026.
With E. Lunanga, M. Verpoorten, and S. Desbureaux link
“Subsidising Electric Cooking to Protect the Environment: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in the DR Congo” With S. Desbureaux, L. Collart, R. Soubeyran, M. Verpoorten, M. Couttenier, C. Cikesa, JdlC Kembere Mulwahili, and N. Shinagawa
PEDL Working Paper, 2025 link | PDF
CEPR Discussion Paper, 2025 link | PDF
“From Demand Deficit to Development Strategy: Navigating Mini-Grid Viability in a Fragile Context” IOB Working Paper, 2025.
With E. Lunanga, M. Verpoorten and S. Desbureaux link | PDF
“eCooking for Sustainable Development: Experimental Evidence from Eastern Congo” PEDL Research Note, 2025.
With S. Desbureaux, L. Collart, R. Soubeyran, M. Verpoorten, M. Couttenier, C. Cikesa, JdlC Kembere Mulwahili, and N. Shinagawa link | PDF
“The M23 rebellion and three decades of prolonged conflict: What’s happening in DR Congo, and how can the violence be stopped?” IOB Policy Brief, 2025.
With M. Verpoorten link | PDF | French version
“A Meta-Analysis of Attitudes Towards Migrants and Displaced Persons” Stanford University Immigration Policy Lab, 2024.
With S. Weber, P. van der Windt, and H. Zhai link
“Here’s what motivates people to host refugees” Good Authority, 2024.
With L. Peisakhin and P. van der Windt link
“Jobs and Violence: Evidence from a Policy Experiment in DR Congo” IOB Policy Brief, 2024.
With M. Verpoorten link
“Are presidents good role models for vaccination uptake? DRC study shows only if they’re trusted, and people get to know about it.” The Conversation, 2024.
With L. Collart, E. Lunanga and M. Verpoorten link
“Van mijnen in Oost-Congo naar technologie in je smartphone.” video for the University of Antwerp’s Kinderuniversiteit – 2021
Science communication to children aged 8-12. With S. Geenen link
“Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries.” The Conversation, 2021.
With J.F. Maystadt and K. Hirvonen link
“Conflict Minerals Legislation: Shooting at the Wrong Target … Again.” Political Violence at a Glance, 2021.
With M. Verpoorten. link
“Covid-19 vs. Ebola: High stakes for Eastern DRC” IOB Blog, 2020.
With S. Desbureaux, A. Kaota, E. Lunanga, and M. Verpoorten. link | French version
“Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and SMEs in Nord Kivu, DR Congo” IOB Working Paper, 2020.
With S. Desbureaux, A. Kaota, E. Lunanga, and M. Verpoorten. link
“Artisanal gold mining pays” IOB Blog, 2020.
With S. Geenen and M. Verpoorten. link
“The super-natural is super-rational” IOB Blog, 2020.
With M. Verpoorten link
“The way that minerals are mined affects conflict in eastern Congo”. The Conversation, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link
“Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals?” IOB Policy Brief 39, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link
“Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo”. HiCN Working Paper 308, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link
“More legislation, more violence? The impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC”. Cato Institute – Research Briefs in Economic Policy 145, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link
“Exploring psychological well-being and poverty dynamics in South-Africa: evidence from NIDS waves 1-5”. NIDS Discussion Paper, University of Cape Town 2019/07, 2019.
With M. Leibbrandt and R. Zizzamia. link
“Trump threatened to suspend the ‘conflict minerals’ provision of Dodd-Frank. That might actually be good for Congo”. Washington Post – The Monkey Cage, 2018. With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link
“Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets. Magicoreligious beliefs affect health behavior in Benin”. IOB Policy Brief 29, 2018.
With M. Verpoorten. link
“Relocation, reorientation, or confrontation? Insights from a representative study among artisanal miners in Kamituga, South-Kivu”. IOB Working Paper 9, 2016. With M. Verpoorten and K. Buraye. link | French version
“The social minefield of gold digging in South-Kivu, DRC: the case of Kamituga”. IOB Policy Brief 10, 2015.
With Kilosho Buraye and Marijke Verpoorten. link
“The social minefield of gold digging in Kamituga, South-Kivu”. Amani Itakuya II Essay Series, essay 14, 2015.
With K. Buraye and M. Verpoorten. link