Research
Research
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Natural Resource Discoveries and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Senegal
I study the impact of the first offshore oil and gas discoveries in Senegal on the fisheries sector. Leveraging the plausibly exogenous timing and location of the discoveries as a natural experiment, I employ a difference-in-differences approach, comparing fishing municipalities close to the discovery sites to fishing areas farther away. The results show a sharp decline in artisanal fishing, offset by growth in industrial fishing. I argue that this shift is driven by a reduction in fish stocks and physical access to fishing grounds in coastal waters, highlighting a case of involuntary structural transformation from artisanal fisheries to industrial activities. At the same time, I find that treated areas experience significant increases in employment rates.
Pre-PhD work
Impact Evaluation in Humanitarian Contexts: The Joint Resilience Program in Somalia*
with Ana Paula De la O Campos, Benjamin Davis, and Marco D’Errico
Journal of Development Studies, forthcoming
Drivers and Stressors of Resilience to Food Insecurity: Evidence from 35 Countries*
with Ellestina Jumbe, Hong Anh Luu and Marco d'Errico
Food Security, 2023
Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2021 (FAO)
with Tilman Brück, Wolfgang Stojetz, Piero Ronzani, and Marco D’Errico
R&R at Journal of African Economies
Shocking Social Safety Nets: Evidence from Violence and Drought in North-East Nigeria*
with Tilman Brück, Wolfgang Stojetz, Piero Ronzani, and Marco D’Errico
R&R at Food Policy
*Indicates that most of my contribution to this article was undertaken before my PhD, while I was working for the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Spring 2025, University of Turin, Lecturer
Quantitative Methods (Masters) – Causal Inference with Stata
Fall 2024, University of Turin, Teaching Assistant
Development Economics (Masters) – Growth, Development and Impact Evaluation