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Published articles

Long-term Determinants of the Demographic Transition: 1870-2000. Forthcoming Review of Economics and Statistics. Link to Data.

The Relationship Between Health and Growth: When Lucas Meets Nelson-Phelps, with P. Aghion and P. Howitt, Review of Economics and Institutions, 2011 (NBER wp.15813).

The Convergence of Compulsory Schooling in Western Europe, with M. Viarengo, Economica, 2011.

American Education in the Age of Mass Migrations, with M. Viarengo, Cliometrica, 2010.

Le Bénéfice de la Santé, with P. Aghion and P. Howitt, Revue de l’OFCE, 2010.

Have more strictly regulated banking systems fared better during the recent financial crisis?, with J.Arnold and R. Ahrend, Applied Economics Letters, 2010.

The Century of Education, with C. Morrisson, Journal of Human Capital, vol.3(1) pp.1-42, 2009, lead article. Link to Data

L’inégalité mondiale de l’éducation et des revenus 1870-2000, with C. Morrisson, Economie et Prévision, 2008(5), n.186, p. 39-46.

What Determines Productivity in Senegal? Sectoral Disparities and the Dual Labor Market, with D.Echevin, Journal of Development Studies, Vol.45 (10), 2009, pp.1707 - 1730.

Planning for the Optimal Mix of Paygo Tax and Funded Savings, with G. de Ménil and E.Sheshinski, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2006, Vol.5, No.1.

Estimation des Modèles à Correction d’Erreur Fractionnaire: une Note Méthodologique, with S.Lardic and V. Mignon, Journal de la Société Française de Statistiques, 2005, Vol. 146, N.4.

Revise & Resubmit

The Democratic Transition, with R. Wacziarg. Journal of Economic Growth.

Education Inequalities: a Global Perspective Since 1870, with C. Morrisson, PSE wp.2007.

Annex and Data. Journal of Economic Inequality.

HIV/AIDS and Poverty in South Africa: a Bayesian Estimation, with F. Marzo. South African Journal of Economics.

Working papers

The Ins and Outs of Unemployment: The Role of Labour Market Institutions, with A. de Serres and A. Hijzen, forthcoming OECD wp.

How Do Labour Market Institutions A¤ect the Exit Rate Out of Unemployment? With A. de Serres, forthcoming OECD wp.

Do Policies That Reduce Unemployment Raise Its Volatility? With A. de Serres, forthcoming OECD wp.

A Welfare Analysis of Climate Change Mitigation Policies. With A. de Serres, OECD wp.908, 2011.

Human Capital Inequality in the United States and its Contribution to Earnings Inequality:

1940-2000. 2011.

Why Do Some Countries Rely More Than Others on Paygo Systems for Retirement In-

come? With G. de Ménil and E. Sheshinski, 2011.

The Policy and Institutional Drivers of Economic Growth. With R.Bouis and R.Duval. OECD working paper, 2010.

Unemployment Dynamics Across OECD Countries. With JM. Robin, forthcoming OECD wp.

Can Public Policies Mitigate Unemployment Hysteresis? Evidence from OECD Countries.

With S. Dantan, forthcoming OECD wp.

Assessing the Paygo Tax Rate and Saving Rate in Eight OECD Countries, with G. de Ménil and E. Sheshinski, 2011.

A Framework for the Green Growth Strategy, with A. de Serres and G. Nicoletti,

OECD wp, 2010.

Prudential and Competition-oriented Financial Regulation, with J.Arnold and R. Ahrend, OECD wp735, 2009.

American Economic Development or the Virtues of Education, LSE dp0735.

In the press

Les Echos (6/11/2009), co-authored with P.Aghion : Vers un nouveau modèle de croissance : la société du vieillissement sain

Vox (2011), co-authored with R. Wacziarg: The democratic transition.