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Denis Cogneau

h-index: 22
Works: 81
Citations: 1,493

Most-cited papers

Borders That Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo Since Colonial Times
Denis Cogneau, A. Moradi
2014Journal Economic History154 citations Open access
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Growth, distribution and poverty in Madagascar : learning from a microsimulation model in a general equilibrium framework
Denis Cogneau, A. Robilliard
2007146 citations
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Inequality of Opportunity for Income in Five Countries of Africa
Denis Cogneau, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps
2008102 citations Open access
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Who Deserves Aid? Equality of Opportunity, International Aid, and Poverty Reduction
Denis Cogneau, J. Naudet
200789 citations Open access
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Social Mobility in Five African Countries
T. Bossuroy, Denis Cogneau
201373 citations Open access
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Income inequality in Africa, 1990–2019: Measurement, patterns, determinants
L. Chancel, Denis Cogneau, A. Gethin, Alix Myczkowski +1 more
2023World Development69 citations
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Growth, distribution and poverty in Madagascar
Denis Cogneau, A. Robilliard
200062 citations
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Urbanization without Structural Transformation: Evidence from Consumption Cities in Africa∗
R. Jedwab, Denis Cogneau, R. Burgess, Guy Michaels +53 more
201348 citations
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Colonisation, School and Development in Africa. An empirical analysis
Denis Cogneau
200344 citations
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Fiscal Capacity and Dualism in Colonial States: The French Empire 1830–1962
Denis Cogneau, Yannick Dupraz, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps
2021Journal Economic History39 citations Open access
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Earnings inequalities and educational mobility in Brazil over two decades
J. Gignoux, Denis Cogneau
200939 citations
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Inequalities and equity in Africa
Denis Cogneau, T. Bossuroy, Philippe de Vreyer, C. Guénard +5 more
200639 citations
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Development at the Border: Policies and National Integration in Côte D'Ivoire and Its Neighbors
Denis Cogneau, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps, Gilles Spielvogel
201338 citations Open access
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Living Conditions in Côte D'ivoire and Ghana, 1925–1985: What do Survey Data on Height Stature Tell Us?
Denis Cogneau, Léa Rouanet
201137 citations
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Commodity Price Shocks and Child Outcomes: The 1990 Cocoa Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire
Denis Cogneau, R. Jedwab
2012Economic development and cultural change36 citations Open access
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Why Is African Urbanization Different? Evidence from Resource Exports in Ghana and Ivory Coast
R. Jedwab, Pse, Lse, Denis Cogneau +24 more
201130 citations
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Development, a Question of Opportunity? A Critique of the 2006 World Development Report: Equity and Development
J. Cling, Denis Cogneau, J. Loup, J. Naudet +2 more
200630 citations
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How large are African inequalities? Towards Distributional National Accounts in Africa, 1990 - 2017
L. Chancel, Denis Cogneau, A. Gethin, Alix Myczkowski
201926 citations
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Income inequality under colonial rule evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920–1960
Facundo Alvaredo, Denis Cogneau, T. Piketty
2020Journal of Development Economics24 citations Open access
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Socioeconomic status, sexual behavior, and differential AIDS mortality: evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
Denis Cogneau, M. Grimm
200624 citations
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The Impact of AIDS Mortality on the Distribution of Income in Côte d'Ivoire
Denis Cogneau, M. Grimm
200822 citations Open access
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Parental Income and School Attendance in a Low-Income Country: A semi-parametric analysis
Denis Cogneau, E. Maurin
200122 citations
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The Measurement of Income Distribution Dynamics when Demographics are correlated with Income
Denis Cogneau, M. Grimm
200721 citations Open access
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African states and development in historical perspective: Colonial public finances in British and French West
Denis Cogneau, Yannick Dupraz, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps
201819 citations
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ECONOMIC POLICY REFORM AND GROWTH PROSPECTS IN EMERGING AFRICAN ECONOMIES
Denis Cogneau, Jacqueline Damon, Paul Frix
199919 citations
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AIDS and Income Distribution in Africa. A Micro-simulation Study for Côte d'Ivoire
Denis Cogneau, M. Grimm
200218 citations
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Living Conditions in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Western Africa 1925-1985: What do Survey Data on Height Stature tell us?
Léa Rouanet, Denis Cogneau
200917 citations
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Simulating Targeted Policies with Macro Impacts: Poverty Alleviation Policies in Madagascar
Denis Cogneau, A. Robilliard
200817 citations
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Questionable Inference on the Power of Pre-Colonial Institutions in Africa
Denis Cogneau, Yannick Dupraz
201416 citations
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Family Income and Child Outcomes:The 1990 Cocoa Price Shock in Cote d'Ivoire
Denis Cogneau, R. Jedwab
200815 citations
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Colonization, Institutions, and Inequality, A note on some suggestive evidence
Denis Cogneau, C. Guénard
200313 citations
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Equality of opportunity and other equity principles in the context of developing countries
Denis Cogneau
200512 citations
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The fall of the elephant: Two decades of poverty increase in Côte d'Ivoire (1988-2008)
Denis Cogneau, Kenneth Houngbedji, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps
201411 citations Open access
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The political dimension of inequality during economic development
Denis Cogneau
201211 citations
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Poverty Alleviation Policies in Madagascar: a Micro-Macro Simulation Model
Denis Cogneau, A. Robilliard
200410 citations
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From Caring to Work : The Labor Market Effects of Noncontributory Health Insurance
Alejandro del Valle, Vladimir Asriyan, David H. Autor, S. Bertozzi +26 more
20149 citations
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The Long-Term E↵ects of the Printing Press in Sub-Saharan Africa
Julia Cagé, V. Rueda, Sciencespo Paris, Y. Algan +10 more
20148 citations
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Cotton and poverty in West Africa : a comparative analysis of household living conditions in Mali and Burkina Faso
Sandrine Mesplé-Somps, A. Robilliard, J. Gräb, Denis Cogneau +1 more
20107 citations
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Regional Integration, Migration, Growth, and Direct Investment: a Reading of the Economic Literature
Denis Cogneau, J. Dumont, E. Mouhoud
20007 citations
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Evaluating poverty reduction policies
M. Grimm, A. Robilliard, Denis Cogneau
20036 citations
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The distribution of AIDS over the population in Africa. Hypothesis building from individual answers to a Demographic and Health Survey with an application to Côte d'Ivoire
Denis Cogneau, M. Grimm
20026 citations
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Malaria Control and Infant Mortality in Africa
Denis Cogneau, Pauline Rossi
2019Social Science Research Network5 citations Open access
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Taxation in Africa from Colonial Times to Present Evidence from former French colonies 1900-2018
Denis Cogneau, Yannick Dupraz, Justine Knebelmann, Sandrine +1 more
20214 citations
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The Fall of the Elephant
Denis Cogneau, Kenneth Houngbedji, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps
20164 citations Open access
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Historical Institutions and Economic Development in Africa
Denis Cogneau, Yannick Dupraz
20154 citations
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Intergenerational mobility in five African countries
T. Bossuroy, Denis Cogneau, V. Hiller
20064 citations
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Can a relation be found between inequality and growth
Denis Cogneau, C. Guénard
20024 citations
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Poverty, inequality of conditions and inequality of opportunities
Denis Cogneau
20033 citations
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2 Earnings Inequality and Educational Mobility in Brazil over Two Decades
Denis Cogneau, J. Gignoux
20082 citations
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Poverty, inequality of conditions and inequality of opportunities : Chances and risks of new strategies
Denis Cogneau
20032 citations
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