Peer-reviewed publications
11. “Institutional mistrust and child vaccination coverage in Africa”. BMJ Global Health, 2021.
With J.F. Maystadt and K. Hirvonen. link PDF replication
media: The Conversation ; Le Soir ; IFPRI ; SciDev ; Communication Initiative Network ; IOB news ; Health Europa
10. “Would you fight? We asked aggrieved artisanal miners in Eastern Congo”. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2021.
With M. Verpoorten. link PDF replication media: Political Violence at a Glance ; Peace Science Digest
9. “Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo”. World Development, 2021.
With S. Desbureaux, A. Kaota, E. Lunanga and M. Verpoorten. link PDF replication media: blog
8. “How much do artisanal miners earn? An inquiry among Congolese gold miners”. Resources Policy, 2021.
With S. Geenen and M. Verpoorten link PDF survey survey instruments media: blog
7. “Risk, envy and magic in DRC’s artisanal mining sector: insights into the ‘Modernity of Witchcraft'”. Development and Change, 2020.
With M. Verpoorten. link PDF media: blog
6. “Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo”. World Development, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link PDF replication media: The Conversation; Political Violence at a Glance; policy brief
5. “Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets”. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and K. Deconinck. link PDF media: policy brief
4. “More legislation, more violence? The impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC”. PLoS ONE, 2018.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link replication media: Washington Post; Political Violence at a Glance; policy brief; PERC
3. “Defusing the social minefield of gold sites in Kamituga, South Kivu. From legal pluralism to the re-making of institutions?”. Resources Policy, 2017. With K. Buraye and M. Verpoorten. link PDF media: policy brief
2. “To fish or not to fish? Resource degradation and income diversification in Benin”. Environment and Development Economics, 2016.
With R. Houssa and M. Verpoorten. link PDF
1. “Self-reported food insecurity in Africa during the food price crisis”. Food Policy, 2013.
With M. Verpoorten, A. Abimanju and J. Swinnen. link PDF
Working papers & science communication
18. “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
17. “Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: evidence from 22 African countries.” The Conversation, 2021.
With J.F. Maystadt and K. Hirvonen link
16. “Wantrouwen in instellingen belemmert kindervaccinatie in Afrika” IOB news, 2021.
With K. Hirvonen and J.F. Maystadt link
15. “Conflict Minerals Legislation: Shooting at the Wrong Target … Again.” Political Violence at a Glance, 2021.
With M. Verpoorten. link
14. “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
13. “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
12. “Artisanal gold mining pays” IOB Blog, 2020.
With S. Geenen and M. Verpoorten. link
11. “The super-natural is super-rational” IOB Blog, 2020.
With M. Verpoorten link
10. “The way that minerals are mined affects conflict in eastern Congo”. The Conversation, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link
9. “Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals?” IOB Policy Brief 39, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link
8. “Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo”. HiCN Working Paper 308, 2019.
With M. Verpoorten and P. van der Windt. link
7. “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
6. “Exploring psychological well-being and poverty dynamics in South-Africa: evidence from NIDS waves 1-5”. NIDS Discussion Paper 2019/07, 2019.
With M. Leibbrandt and R. Zizzamia. link
5. “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
4. “Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets. Magicoreligious beliefs affect health behavior in Benin”. IOB Policy Brief 29, 2018.
With M. Verpoorten. link
3. “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. PDF French version
2. “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. PDF
1. “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
Selected work in progress
“Determinants of hosting Internally Displaced People in Eastern Congo” PAP
With P. van der Windt. and L. Peishakin
“Socio-economic survey in the Kasai provinces of the DR Congo. Focus on IDPs, returnees and host communities”
With P. van der Windt, UNHCR, World Bank
“The promise of eCooking: improving livelihoods, decreasing deforestation, and promoting peace. Experimental evidence from Eastern Congo”.
With M. Couttenier, L. Collart, S. Desbureaux, R. Soubeyran and M. Verpoorten
“Flee or stay? Exploring the intra-household decision to flee in the face of the 2021 volcano eruption in Goma, Eastern Congo”
With E. Maombi, E. Lunanga and M. Verpoorten
“Jobs and stability in North-Kivu, Eastern Congo: evidence from a policy experiment”
With M. Verpoorten.
“Powering development, stabilisation and conservation? The impact of electricity roll-out in Eastern Congo”
With E. Lunanga and M. Verpoorten.