Completed PhD projects
2026
Jule Kaïni Tinta
PhD project: Three essays on the tax capacity in the digital era in developing countries : from tax compliance to state capacity.
Supervisor(s): Samuel Guerineau
Date of the defense: June 4, 2026
Nourat Al Hayat Guigma
PhD project: Tackling tax base erosion in the era of digitalization and globalization : challenges and opportunities for development financing.
Supervisor(s): Grégoire Rota-Graziosi & Emilie Caldeira
Date of the defense: June 3, 2026
Cheick Amadou Camara
PhD project: Assessing local public policies in India: gender budgeting and federalism in focus.
Supervisor(s): Bertrand Laporte & Emilie Caldeira
Date of the defense: May 20, 2026
Kalo Achille Sanou
PhD project: Taxation of Mineral Resources in Africa: The Case of Gold.
Supervisor(s): Bertrand Laporte & Vianney Dequiedt
Date of the defense: May 19, 2026
Abdoul Fattath Yaya Tapsoba
PhD project: Measuring, assessing, and reorienting public support to agriculture: a food security and environmental sustainability challenge for Africa
Supervisor(s): Catherine Araujo Bonjean
Date of the defense: April 29, 2026
Gildas Bopahbe Deudibe
PhD project: Essays on environmental issues from the least developed countries from macroeconomics and microeconomics perspectives.
Supervisor(s): Jean-Louis Combes & Pascale Combes Motel
Date of the defense: March 27, 2026
Idrissa Aladji AYA
PhD project: Military expenditures, conflicts, political instability, and economic resilience in developing countries.
Supervisor(s): Vianney Dequiedt & Michaël Goujon
Date of the defense: March 11, 2026
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Koku Eli Soglo
PhD project: Essays on tax morale in developing countries
Supervisor(s): Mary-Françoise Renard & Mawussé Komlagan Nézan Okey
Date of the defense: December 18, 2025Mbairo Mbaiguedem
PhD project: Public arrears and mobilization tax revenue : The case of franc zone
Supervisor(s): Jean-François Brun
Date of the defense: 17 décembre 2025Chafia Dali
PhD project: What is left of the energy transition?: from futures-oriented scenarios to oil companies' low-carbon strategies.
Supervisor(s): Arnaud Diemer
Date of the defense: December 11, 2025Jan Pedro Zeiss
PhD project: The role of citizens in the European energy transition.
Supervisor(s): Arnaud Diemer, August Hubert Wierling & Valeria Jana Schwanitz
Date of the defense: December 11, 2025Julie Bompas
PhD project: Demand, use and impacts of climate services for agriculture in northern Côte d’Ivoire.
Supervisor(s): Catherine Araujo Bonjean
Date of the defense: October 22, 2025Vincent Nossek
PhD project: Impact evaluation of energy access using remote sensing and field surveys.
Supervisor(s): Vianney Dequiedt
Date of the defense: October 10, 2025Ismaël Ouedraogo
PhD project: Geopolitical Distance and International Economic Relations: An Analysis of Bilateral Trade, Development Aid, and Chinese Foreign Direct Investment.
Supervisor(s): Mary-Françoise Renard
Date of the defense: June 11, 2025Adrien Gosselin--Pali
PhD project: Nutrition, Migration and Family Economics in Developing Countries: Three Essays.
Supervisor(s): Théophile Azomahou, Simone Bertoli & Bity Diene
Date of the defense: February 17, 2025Nibontenin Yeo
PhD project: Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Anti-illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Policies on Economic Stability and Resources Mobilization in Developing Countries.
Supervisor(s): Michaël Goujon & Brou Emmanuel Aka
Date of the defense: February 4, 2025 - 2024
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Fawzi Djarazemi Yves Banao
PhD project: Three essays on the empirics of conflict and resource mobilization in Africa.
Supervisor(s): Bertrand Laporte & Pierre-Guillaume Méon
Date of the defense: Decembre 20, 2024Dénéra Atanguegnima
PhD project: International migration and development in Africa.
Supervisor(s): Ekrame Boubtane
Date of the defense: Decembre 16, 2024Tiemele Aristide Affroumou
PhD project: Domestic revenue mobilization in developing countries: five essays on The contribution of property taxation.
Supervisor(s): Mary-Françoise Renard
Date of the defense: Decembre 13, 2024Henri Joëel Sourgou
PhD project: ISDG model For Burkina Faso : From National Food security to local food community.
Supervisor(s): Arnaud Diemer
Date of the defense: Novembre 5, 2024Wendkuni Naimatou Ouedraogo
PhD project: Population Dynamics and Labor Market.
Supervisor(s): Théophile Azomahou & Ekrame Boubtane
Date of the defense: October 14, 2024Kossivi Akoetey
PhD project: Health systems assessment in developing countries: case of west african countries.
Supervisor(s): Bity Diene & Anne Viallefont & Mbaye Diene
Date of the defense: September 6, 2024Kwami Obossou
PhD project: Three essays on banking sector and tax revenue mobilization in developing countries.
Supervisor(s): Jean-François Brun & Akoete Ega Agbodji
Date of the defense: July 5, 2024Aguima Aimé Bernard Lompo
PhD project: Financial development, tax revenue mobilization and public sector efficiency.
Supervisor(s): Mary-Françoise Renard & Jean-François Brun
Date of the defense: June 25, 2024Camille Da Piedade
PhD project: Essays on the competitiveness and export performance of african economies.
Supervisor(s): Patrick Plane
Date of the defense: June 24, 2024Michel Armel Ndayikeza
PhD project: Three essays on labor and education.
Supervisor(s): Francesca Marchetta & Vianney Dequiedt
Date of the defense: June 11, 2024Maimouna Barro
PhD project: Three essays on challenges facing agriculture in developing countries.
Supervisor(s): Martine Audibert & Sébastien Marchand
Date of the defense: January 11, 2024 - 2023
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Syeda Anam Fatima RIZVI
PhD project: Health Expenditures and Financing; A Macro Determinant and Micro Financing Perspective for Developing Countries (A Case of Pakistan).
Supervisor(s): Théophile AZOMAHOU, Bity DIENE & Samuel GUERINEAU
Date of the defense: December 21, 2023Harouna KINDA
PhD project: The Political Economy of Extractives Governance and Sustainable Development Finance: Does Transparency Pay?
Supervisor(s): Grégoire ROTA GRAZIOSI & Fouzi MOURJI
Date of the defense: December 18, 2023Mouhamed ZERBO
PhD project: Three essays on the impact of the log export ban policy in developing countries.
Supervisor(s): Bertrand LAPORTE & Sébastien MARCHAND
Date of the defense: December 12, 2023Mahamady OUEDRAOGO
PhD project: Economics and Political Economy of Natural Resources in Developing Countries: Essays on thePrivate Sector, Environmental Policies and Deforestation.
Supervisor(s): Théophile AZOMAHOU & Bertrand LAPORTE
Date of the defense: November 21, 2023Jean Calvin ABELA
PhD project: Impact of NTIC on the CEMAC banking sector.
Supervisor(s): Samuel GUERINEAU
Date of the defense: November 20, 2023Kabinet KABA
PhD project: The Determinants of Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Supervisor(s): Mary-Françoise RENARD
Date of the defense: July 11, 2023Muhammad NASEEM
PhD project: The Role of FDI and Migrant Remittances in Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis.
Supervisor(s): Jean-Louis COMBES & Mary-Françoise RENARD
Date of the defense: June 28, 2023Elsa GAUTRAIN
PhD project: Three Essays on Family and Migration Economics.
Supervisor(s): Simone BERTOLI & Flore GUBERT
Date of the defense: May 16, 2023Seydou BOUDA
PhD project: Place and role of human capital in the development of Burkina Faso.
Supervisor(s): Théophile T. AZOMAHOU, Bity DIENE & Patrick PLANE
Date of the defense: May 12, 2023Regina Stéphanie SERI
PhD project: Four essays on giant natural resources discoveries, sovereign debt ratings, and intergenerational mobility.
Supervisor(s): Théophile T. AZOMAHOU & Samuel GUERINEAU
Date of the defense: March 31, 2023Oulimata NDIAYE
PhD project: Gender inequalities and women's labour market integration in Africa.
Supervisor(s): Théophile AZOMAHOU, Bity DIENE & Patrick PLANE
Date of the defense: March 17, 2023Abdramane CAMARA
PhD project: Development financing: four essays on external financing and domestic revenue mobilization in developing countries.
Supervisor(s): Mary-Francoise RENARD
Date of the defense: February 6, 2023Beguerand TOPEUR
PhD project: Three essays on the socio-economic impact of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
Supervisor(s): Jean-François BRUN & Pascale COMBES-MOTEL
Date of the defense: January 26, 2023 - 2022
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Faycal SAWADOGO
PhD project: Telecommunications services in developing countries: tax, trade, and mobile money.
Supervisor(s): Grégoire ROTA-GRAZIOSI
Date of the defense: December 22, 2022Badi UD DIN
PhD project: Three essays on institutions, economic growth, and foreign direct investment.
Supervisor(s): Patrick PLANE
Date of the defense: December 15, 2022Yawovi Mawassé Isaac AMEDANOU
PhD project: Tax Mobilization, Debt and Financing : Advantages and Constraints of WAEMU Membership.
Supervisor(s): Samuel GUERINEAU & Bertrand LAPORTE
Date of the defense: December 13, 2022Ibrahim NANA
PhD project: Developing country’s integration into Global Value Chains: Determinants and consequences.
Supervisor(s): Mary-Françoise RENARD
Date of the defense: December 7, 2022Soulemane Noureini SAYOUTI
PhD project: Poverty-alleviating policies for agricultural households in the sahel.
Supervisor(s): Catherine ARAUJO BONJEAN & Christophe MULLER
Date of the defense: November 18, 2022Edouard MIEN
PhD project: Relevance and limitations of the dutch disease in developing countries: the case of natural resources in africa.
Supervisor(s): Michaël GOUJON
Date of the defense: November 14, 2022Syed M. All E Raza RIZVI
PhD project: Three essays on conflict and economic performance in fragile countries
Supervisor(s): Pascale COMBES MOTEL & Marie-Ange VEGANZONES-VAROUDAKIS
Date of the defense: October 20, 2022Abdoul-Akim WANDAOGO
PhD project: Digitalization and Economic Development: Focus on Tax Revenue Mobilization, Governance, and Trade Facilitation
Supervisor(s): Jean-François BRUN & Omer S. COMBARY
Date of the defense: June 23, 2022Constantin COMPAORE
PhD project: Three Essays On Education Inequality
Supervisor(s): Jean-François BRUN
Date of the defense: May 24, 2022Van Vinh DO
PhD project: Three essays on monetary and exchange problems in Vietnam
Supervisor(s): Michaël GOUJON
Date of the defense: May 18, 2022Axelle KERE
PhD project: Essays on fiscal policy and domestic resource mobilization in resource-rich developing countries
Supervisor(s): Jean-François BRUN, Jean-Louis COMBES & Pam ZAHONOGO
Date of the defense: January 25, 2022Tarna Abdoul Hamid SILUE
PhD project: Digital financial inclusion and tax policies
Supervisor(s): Jean-François BRUN & Zié BALLO
Date of the defense: January 25, 2022Cezara VINTURIS
PhD project: The macroeconomic effects of fiscal rules
Supervisor(s): Jean-Louis COMBES & Nicoleta SIRGHI
Date of the defense: January 5, 2022