@article{ray_inequality_2007, title = {Inequality and {Inefficiency} in {Joint} {Projects}}, volume = {117}, issn = {1468-0297}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02064.x}, doi = {10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02064.x}, abstract = {A group of agents voluntarily participates in a joint project, in which efforts are not perfectly substitutable. The output is divided according to some given vector of shares. A share vector is unimprovable if no other share vector yields a higher sum of payoffs. When the elasticity of substitution across efforts is two or lower, only the perfectly equal share vector is unimprovable, and all other vectors can be improved via Lorenz domination. For higher elasticities of substitution, perfect equality is no longer unimprovable. Our results throw light on the connections between inequality and collective action.}, number = {522}, journal = {The Economic Journal}, author = {Ray, Debraj and Baland, Jean-Marie and Dagnelie, Olivier}, year = {2007}, pages = {922--935}, file = {ray-baland-dagnelie_ej.pdf:/Users/oli/Zotero/storage/VCXQNK8V/ray-baland-dagnelie_ej.pdf:application/pdf} } @article{dagnelie_rosca_2012, title = {Rosca {Participation} in {Benin}: {A} {Commitment} {Issue}}, volume = {74}, issn = {1468-0084}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2011.00641.x}, doi = {10.1111/j.1468-0084.2011.00641.x}, abstract = {In the light of first-hand data from a Beninese urban household survey in Cotonou, we investigate several motives aiming to explain participation in Rotating Savings and Credit Associations. We provide anecdotal pieces of evidence, descriptive statistics, Full Information Maximum Likelihood (FIML) regressions and matching estimates which tend to indicate that most individuals use their participation in a rosca as a device to commit themselves to save money and to deal with self-control problems.}, number = {2}, journal = {Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics}, author = {Dagnelie, Olivier and Lemay-Boucher, Philippe}, year = {2012}, keywords = {G2, O16, O17}, pages = {235--252}, file = {dagnelie_lemay_obes.pdf:/Users/oli/Zotero/storage/J33Q89JC/dagnelie_lemay_obes.pdf:application/pdf} } @article{lemay-boucher_divorced_2014, title = {{The} {Divorced} {Financial} {Spheres} {of} {Beninese} {Spouses}}, volume = {26}, issn = {1099-1328}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.2839}, doi = {10.1002/jid.2839}, abstract = {This paper exploits original data collected in Benin, using both income and expenditure at the individual level. We provide evidence suggesting that husbands and wives do not pool their respective incomes and thus do not make expenditure decisions on the basis of a common budget. As corroborated by numerous anthropological accounts from West Africa, husband and wife are secretive and individually allocate their personal income to private and public goods. We describe a non-cooperative context that enables us to predict the determinants of spouses' patterns of consumption. Our empirical results confirm that spouses' financial spheres are, to an extent, disconnected. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.}, number = {1}, journal = {Journal of International Development}, author = {Lemay-Boucher, Philippe and Dagnelie, Olivier}, year = {2014}, keywords = {Benin, gender, intra-household allocations}, pages = {46--58}, file = {financial_spheres_dagnelie_jid.pdf:/Users/oli/Zotero/storage/DKX7794R/financial_spheres_dagnelie_jid.pdf:application/pdf} } @article{bonan_impact_2017, title = {The {Impact} of {Insurance} {Literacy} and {Marketing} {Treatments} on the {Demand} for {Health} {Microinsurance} in {Senegal}: {A} {Randomised} {Evaluation}}, volume = {6}, issn = {0963-8024, 1464-3723}, shorttitle = {The {Impact} of {Insurance} {Literacy} and {Marketing} {Treatments} on the {Demand} for {Health} {Microinsurance} in {Senegal}}, url = {https://academic.oup.com/jae/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/jae/ejw023}, doi = {10.1093/jae/ejw023}, language = {en}, number = {2}, urldate = {2017-10-29}, journal = {Journal of African Economies}, author = {Bonan, Jacopo and Dagnelie, Olivier and LeMay-Boucher, Philippe and Tenikue, Michel}, month = mar, year = {2017}, keywords = {publioli, rct, Senegal}, pages = {169--191}, file = {Bonan_Dagnelie_Lemay_Tenikue_jae.pdf:/Users/oli/Zotero/storage/2U9L3T2X/Bonan_Dagnelie_Lemay_Tenikue_jae.pdf:application/pdf} } @article{dagnelie_violence_2018, title = {Violence, {Selection} and {Infant} {Mortality} in {Congo}}, volume = {59}, issn = {01676296}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167629616304519}, doi = {10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.02.004}, abstract = {This paper documents the effects of the recent civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo on mortality both in utero and during the first year of life. It instruments for conflict intensity using a mineral price index, which exploits the exogenous variation in the potential value of mineral resources generated by changes in world mineral prices to predict the geographic distribution of the conflict. Using estimates of civil war exposure on mortality across male and female newborn to assess their relative health, it provides evidence of culling effect (in utero selection) as a consequence of in utero shocks.}, language = {en}, urldate = {2018-05-19}, journal = {Journal of Health Economics}, author = {Dagnelie, Olivier and De Luca, Giacomo and Maystadt, Jean-François}, month = feb, year = {2018}, pages = {153--177}, file = {Dagnelie et al. - 2018 - Violence, Selection and Infant Mortality in Congo.pdf:/Users/oli/Zotero/storage/XK4KICAK/Dagnelie et al. - 2018 - Violence, Selection and Infant Mortality in Congo.pdf:application/pdf} } @article{dagnelie_labor_2019, title = {The labor market integration of refugees in the {United} {States}: {Do} entrepreneurs in the network help?}, volume = {111}, issn = {00142921}, shorttitle = {The labor market integration of refugees in the {United} {States}}, url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0014292118301752}, doi = {10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.10.001}, abstract = {We investigate whether entrepreneurs in the network of refugees – from the same country of origin – help refugees enter the labor market by hiring them. We analyze the universe of refugee cases without U.S. ties who were resettled in the United States between 2005 and 2010. We address threats to identification due to refugees sorting into specific labor markets and to strategic placement by resettlement agencies. We find that the probability that refugees are employed 90 days after arrival is positively affected by the number of business owners in their network, but negatively affected by the number of those who are employees. This suggests that network members who are entrepreneurs hire refugees, while network members working as employees compete with them, which is consistent with refugees complementing the former and substituting for the latter.}, language = {en}, urldate = {2018-11-22}, journal = {European Economic Review}, author = {Dagnelie, Olivier and Mayda, Anna Maria and Maystadt, Jean-François}, month = jan, year = {2019}, pages = {257--272}, file = {Dagnelie et al. - 2019 - The labor market integration of refugees in the Un.pdf:/Users/oli/Zotero/storage/FUMZY9R9/Dagnelie et al. - 2019 - The labor market integration of refugees in the Un.pdf:application/pdf} } @article{dagnelie_rdep_2024, title = {Overdog Team, Underdog Team and the Philosophy of Soccer Team Ranking}, volume = {134}, doi = {10.3917/redp.344.0583}, abstract = {The Ramanujacharyula method, applied in the field of sports, allows to determine the rank of a team accounting both for the strength of the teams it beats, as well as the strength of the teams that beat it. We analyze the changes in the final rank positions of five soccer championships (England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain), induced by the use of the Ramanujacharyula scoring method over the 1946-2016 period, and determine its quantitative impact. The Kemeny measure is then applied to establish a real-world ranking method that would best reflect the philosophy promoted by the Ramanujacharyula method. The scoring rule 2 − 1 − 0 (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a loss) is found to be the best ranking method in this sense.}, language = {en}, journal = {Revue d'Economie Politique}, author = {Sébastien Courtin, Frédéric Chantreuil and Dagnelie, Olivier}, month = july, year = {2024}, pages = {583--610} } @article{dagnelie_eap_2026, title = {Internet access and household consumption: Impact on expenditure, food diversity, and macronutrient intake in India}, journal = {Economic Analysis and Policy}, volume = {92}, pages = {790-802}, year = {2026}, issn = {0313-5926}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2026.06.035}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0313592626002304}, author = {B Sai Swaroop and Olivier Dagnelie and Rajabhushan Jagadish Nayak and Akanksha Choudhary and Ashish Singh}, keywords = {Internet access, Household consumption, Dietary diversity, Expenditure patterns, Digital inclusion, India}, abstract = {Recent progress in internet accessibility have significantly altered household consumption patterns, affecting expenditure decisions, dietary diversity, and macronutrient intake. This study examines how internet accessibility influences household consumption behavior in India using the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022–23 survey. To address endogeneity, we employ an Instrumental Variable (IV) framework, complemented by the Plausibly Exogenous method and Coarsened Exact Matching. Results reveal that internet-connected households exhibit higher overall spending, particularly on durable goods, consumables, and food, alongside greater discretionary expenditure. Internet access also enhances dietary outcomes, with connected households consuming more calories, macronutrients, and a wider variety of foods. The findings underscore the need for policies that expand affordable internet, promote digital literacy, and integrate online platforms into nutrition and financial education, thereby ensuring inclusive welfare gains from digitalization.} }