Publications (19)
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Spillover effects of armed conflicts on inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tiraogo Rodrigue Ouedraogo, Pousseni Bakouan, Soumaïla Woni
Purpose
This study aims to examine Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region characterized by recurring violence that affects economic activity and macroeconomic stability.
Design/methodology/approach
Using a Dynamic Spatial Durbin Model with fixed effects estimated via the generalized spatial two-stage least squares estimator, this paper examin(...)
Inflation (cosmology), Spillover effect, Armed conflict, Capital (architecture), Socioeconomic status, Deflation, Oil price
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Heterogeneous effects of human capital on income in developing countries: a gender-based approach
Ibrahim Ouédraogo, Fousséni Ramde, Pousseni Bakouan
This article investigates the heterogeneous effects of human capital on income per capita in developing countries using a gender-based approach. The empirical analysis relies on a quantile moment regression, using data from 83 developing countries over the period 2000–2018. The results show that human capital has a positive and statistically s(...)
Human capital, Per capita income, Developing country, Per capita, Quantile, Income distribution, Physical capital, Quantile regression
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Assessing the influence of central bank independence on inflation volatility: a case study of WAEMU
Pousseni Bakouan, Dakpoulé Da, T. Roger Sawadogo
Despite extensive research on the factors influencing inflation dynamics, few studies have focused on the specific channels through which central bank independence impacts inflation volatility, especially in low-income monetary unions. This gap is particularly noticeable in the WAEMU region, where member countries share a common monetary autho(...)
Inflation (cosmology), Monetary policy, Inflation targeting, Independence (probability theory), Price of stability, Quantile regression, Instrumental variable, Central bank
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L’effet du contexte climatique sur la pauvreté monétaire des ménages agricoles au Burkina Faso
Amadé NACANABO
Le Burkina Faso, pays sahélien à dominante agricole, connaît une pauvreté plus marquée en
milieu rural, particulièrement chez les ménages agricoles. Ces ménages disposent rarement de
réserves céréalières suffisantes jusqu’aux prochaines récoltes, et plus de 40 % d’entre eux
consacrent plus de la moitié de leurs revenus à l’achat de nourr(...)
pauvreté alimentaire, modèle multi niveaux, ménage agricole, conditions pluviométriques
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Impact of Drought and Floods on Agricultural Household Poverty in Burkina Faso
Amadé NACANABO
The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of extreme weather events specifically droughts and floods on the
monetary and food poverty of agricultural households in Burkina Faso. To do so, we use data from the Permanent
Agricultural Survey (EPA) along with climate data provided by the Burkina Faso National Meteorological
Directorat(...)
Burkina Faso; floods; droughts, SPEI, poverty, logistic modelling.
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Remittances, financial development, and economic growth in African countries
Eric Fina kamani, Amadé Nacanabo, Olivier Beguy, Ibrahima Diouf and Gervasio Semedo
This study examines the impact of remittances on economic growth in African countries, with a particular focus on the
role of financial development. Unlike previous research, it adopts a two-step approach: first, it identifies the key
growth determinants using Bayesian inference techniques; second, it estimates panel smooth transition regres(...)
remittances, PSTR, financial development, African countries
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Effet du changement climatique sur le rendement du mil, du sorgho et du maïs au Sahel: un modèle ARDL
Nacanabo Amadé
Souvent utilisé de manière métaphorique pour désigner les franges méridionales du Sahara, le
Sahel est, en raison de sa position géographique, une région particulièrement vulnérable au
changement climatique. Son agriculture, principalement pluviale, dépend fortement des
conditions climatiques.
Cet article analyse l’impact du changement(...)
changement climatique, Sahel, rendement agricole, modèle ARDL
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Les déterminants de l’efficience des IMF dans un contexte de crise sécuritaire : cas du Burkina Faso
Wend-kuuni Raïssa YERBANGA, Pascal BOUGSSERE et Amadé NACANABO
Cet article vise à identifier les déterminants de l’efficience des IMF dans un contexte de crise sécuritaire en prenant
le cas du Burkina Faso. Il s’appuie sur la méthode d’estimation de la frontière de production « d’ordre m ». Les
résultats de l’étude montrent qu’une plus grande proportion de femmes dans l'équipe dirigeante et le prêt g(...)
Efficience financière, microfinance, crise sécuritaire
PRéPUBLICATION
Remittances and Democracy in Developing Countries: Does Economic Freedom Matter?
Relwendé Sawadogo, Gervasio Semedo, Pousseni Bakouan
Les transferts de fonds des migrants ont-ils des effets différenciés sur la démocratie dans les pays en développement ? Cet article examine cette question en analysant l’impact politique de ces transferts dans 76 pays entre 2000 et 2020. Contrairement aux études précédentes, il postule que l’effet des transferts de fonds varie considérablement(...)
Democracy, Economic freedom, Developing country, Economics, Development economics, Political science, Political economy, Economic growth, Market economy, Law, Politics
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Assessment of Rural Flood Risk and Factors Influencing Household Flood Risk Perception in the Haut- Bassins Region of Burkina Faso,West Africa
Madou Sougué, Bruno Merz , Amadé Nacanabo, Gnibga Issoufou Yangouliba , Ibrahima Pouye , Jean Mianikpo Sogbedji and François Zougmoré
In the past two decades, several floods have affected people and their properties in Burkina
Faso, with unprecedented flooding occurring in Ouagadougou in September 2009. So far, most
studies have focused on Ouagadougou and surrounding localities and have paid little attention
to other flood-prone regions in Burkina Faso. Consequently, ther(...)
Burkina Faso; flood risk index; flood risk perception index; influence factors; indicator-based method; ordered logistic modeling
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BioTrade and income inequality: Does frontier technology readiness matter?
Pousseni Bakouan, Relwendé Sawadogo
While empirical studies exploring the impacts of international trade on income inequality have continued to expand, yielding mixed results, less attention has been devoted to the effects of BioTrade on income redistribution. This article addresses this gap by examining the impact of BioTrade on income inequality, with a specific emphasis on th(...)
Frontier, Inequality, Economics, Economic inequality, Income inequality metrics, Income distribution, Demographic economics, Labour economics, Neoclassical economics, Development economics, Public economics, Political science, Mathematics
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Spillover effects of fiscal decentralization on access to basic social services in Burkina Faso
Oumarou Zallé, Pousseni Bakouan
Abstract This paper delves into the spillover effects of fiscal decentralization on access to essential social services within communes in Burkina Faso. It employs a Dynamic Spatial Durbin Model that comprehensively incorporates temporal dynamics, spatial interdependence concerning the dependent variable, and spatial interdependence concerning(...)
Decentralization, Spillover effect, Revenue, Business, Economics, Public economics, Quality (philosophy), Revenue sharing, Fiscal federalism, Public good, Tax revenue, Payment, Macroeconomics, Finance, Microeconomics, Market economy
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La zone de libre- échange continentale africaine peut-elle améliorer l’industrialisation en Afrique de l’Ouest ?
Pousseni BAKOUAN
L’industrialisation en Afrique de l’Ouest est aujourd’hui une problématique majeure dans un contexte nouveau : celui de l’entrée en vigueur effective, depuis le 1er janvier 2021, de la Zone de Libre-Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf). L'industrialisation a été au cœur du débat relatif à la ZLECAf, mais, on en sait peu sur ses effets poten(...)
ZLECAf, industrialisation, équilibre général calculable, Afrique de l’Ouest.
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How Can Tariff Elimination and Trade Facilitation Affect East African Economies?
Pousseni Bakouan, Mahamadou Diarra, Idrissa M. Ouedraogo
The article assesses the potential economic implications of tariff elimination and trade facilitation (TF) in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement for East Africa. Using the most recent GTAP database and computable general equilibrium model, the article provides additional evidence on the socio-economic ben(...)
Computable general equilibrium, Tariff, Economics, Context (archaeology), Trade facilitation, Economic integration, International economics, Trade barrier, General equilibrium theory, Dynamism, Commercial policy, International trade, Macroeconomics, Geography
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Does Tax Revenue Improve Economic Complexity in Africa?
Hermann Ndoya, Pousseni Bakouan
This study assesses the effect of tax revenue on economic complexity in Africa using a sample of 29 African countries from 1995 to 2018. Applying the system generalized method of moments (GMM), we found that tax revenue spurs economic complexity in Africa by providing countries with critical financial resources to produce complex and sophistic(...)
Tax revenue, Revenue, Economics, Robustness (evolution), Government revenue, Volatility (finance), Indirect tax, Monetary economics, Tax reform, Public economics, Finance, Business