Research

Services Export Competitiveness in Africa and the Role of Digital Trade-Related Policies

Book chapter in Digital Trade in Africa: A Research Agenda, Vol. 1, pp. 86–99. European University Institute (EUI). · January 2026 · together with Matteo Fiorini, Irene Oliván García

Examines the determinants of services export competitiveness across African economies and the role digital trade policies play in shaping outcomes.

Unleashing Potential: Foreign Workers and Direct Exports

Working Paper — LEM Document de Travail DT2023-03 · March 2023 · together with Léa Marchal, Claire Naiditch

Examines the relationship between the presence of foreign workers and firms' direct export activity, using LEM working paper data.

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The Distributional Effects of Lobbying

Working Paper — Available at SSRN 4441748 · September 2022

A heterogeneous firms model of monopolistic competition with a lobbying game, explaining the link between lobby composition, industry concentration, and political rent capture.

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