Publications
2026
> Unpacking Rising Inequality: The Roles of Markups, Taxes, and Asset Prices
S. Auray , A. Eyquem , B. Garbinti & J. Goupille-Lebret
Journal of the European Economic Association (Forthcoming).
> Groundwater, climate change and conflict: Empirical Evidence from Africa
M. Couttenier, R. Jedwab & L. Laugerette
World Bank Economic Review (Forthcoming).
> Working Time, Holidays, and Labour Conditions in Early Modern Normandy
C. Chambru & P. Maneuvrier-Hervieu
A Historical Casebook of Wage Formation, Palgrave Macmillan (2026).
> Falling into poverty or escaping from it? The effect of the minimum wage in urban China
S. Démurger, C. Lin, A.D. Schmillen & D. Wang
World Development (2026).
2025
> Housing costs and real income differences across Chinese cities
Z. Chen, P.-P. Combes, S. Démurger & X. Liu
Journal of Development Economics (2025).
2024
> Employer learning and the dynamics of returns to universities : Evidence from Chinese elite education during university expansion
S. Démurger, E. A. Hanushek & L. Zhang.
Economic Development and Cultural Change (2024).
> Introducing HiSCoD: A New Gateway for the Study of Historical Social Conflict
C. Chambru & P. Maneuvrier-Hervieu.
American Political Science Review (2024).
> Anti-Muslim Voting and Media Coverage of Immigrant Crimes
M. Couttenier, S. Hatte, M. Thoenig & S. Vlachos.
Review of Economics and Statistics (2024).
> TV in times of Political Uncertainty: Evidence from the 2017 Presidential Election in Kenya
Journal of Development Economic (2024).
> Corporate Donations and Political Rhetoric: Evidence from a National Ban
J. Cagé, C. Le Pennec. & E. Mougin
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2024).
> The Dynamic Consequences of State-Building: Evidence from the French Revolution
C. Chambru, E. Henry & B. Marx
American Economic Review (2024).
> The Legacy of Colonial Education: Evidence from Tunisia
M. Ben Salah, C. Chambru & M. Fourati
Journal of Comparative Economics (2024).
> Predistribution vs. Redistribution: Evidence from France and the U.S
A. Bozio, B. Garbinti, J. Goupille-Lebret, M. Guillot & T. Piketty
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2024).
2023
> Silence the Media or the Story: Theory and Evidence of Media Capture
C. Louis-Sidois, E. Mougin
European Economic Review (2023).
> The Evolution of Wages in Early Modern Normandy (1600–1850)
C. Chambru & P. Maneuvrier-Hervieu
The Economic History Review (2023).
> Agricultural Commodities and Tropical Deforestation
N. Berman, M. Couttenier, A. Leblois & R. Soubeyran
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2023).
> Natural Resources and Ethnic Identity
N. Berman M. Couttenier, & V. Girard
Economic Journal (2023).
2022
> Prenatal climate shocks and adult height in developing countries. Evidence from Japan (1872-1917)
J-P. Bassino& T. Lagoarde-Segot & U. Woitek
Economics & Human Biology (2022). (online)
> Mapping Artisanal and Small-Scale Mines at Large Scale from Space with Deep Learning
M. Couttenier, S. Di Rollo, L. Inguere, M. Mohand and L. Schmidt
Plos One (2022).
> Shutdown Policies and Conflict Worldwide
N.Berman, M. Couttenier, N. Monnet & R.Ticku
Journal of Comparative Economics (2022).
> Attaining Autonomy in the Empire: French Governors between 1860 and 1960
C. Chambru & S. Viallet-Thévenin
Social Science History (2022).
2021
> Accounting for Wealth Inequality Dynamics: Methods, Estimates and Simulations for France
B. Garbinti, J. Goupille-Lebret & T. Piketty
Journal of the European Economic Association (2021).
> Competition in Higher Education
M. Kaganovich, S. Sarpca, & X. Su
The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Education (2021), Brian McCall, Ed.
> Fertile Ground for Conflict
N. Berman & M. Couttenier & R. Soubeyran
Journal of European Economic Association (2021).
> Minimum wages and poverty
S. Démurger, C. Lin, A. D. Schmillen & D. Wang
Balancing Workers’ Protection and Labor Market Flexibility in China, ed. by J. Posadas, A. D. Schmillen & D. Wang., The World Bank (2021).
> Labour market outcomes of ethnic minorities in urban China
Ethnicity and Inequality in China, ed. by B. Gustafsson, R. Hasmath & S. Ding, New York and Oxford, Routledge (2021).
2020
> The Geography of NGO Activism against Multinational Corporations
S. Hatte & P. Koenig
World Bank Economic Review (2020).
> Asia’s ‘little divergence’ in the twentieth century: evidence from PPP-based direct estimates of GDP per capita, 1913–69
J-P. Bassino & P. van der Eng
Economic History Review (2020).
> Weather Shocks, Poverty and Crime in 18th-century Savoy
Explorations in Economic History (2020).
> Unequal migration and urbanisation gains in China
P-P. Combes, S. Démurger, S. Li & J. Wang
Journal of Development Economics (2020).
2019
> Inégalités de revenus et de richesse en France : Evolutions et liens sur longue période
B. Garbinti & J. Goupille-Lebret
Economie et Statistique/Economics and Statistics (2019)
> Market Power and Price Discrimination in the U.S. Market for Higher Education
D. Epple, R. Romano, S. Sarpça, H. Sieg & M. Zaber
RAND Journal of Economics (2019).
> Japan and the Great Divergence, 730-1874
J-P. Bassino, S. Broadberry, K. Fukao, B. Gupta & M. Takashima
Explorations in Economic History (2019).
> The Violent Legacy of Victimization: Post-conflict Evidence on Asylum Seekers, Crimes and Public Policy in Switzerland
M. Couttenier, V. Preotu, D. Rohner & M. Thoenig
American Economic Review (2019).
> Climate and output variability in the Euro-Mediterranean region, 1950-2000
J-P. Bassino & C. Gimet & S. Quefelec
Economics Bulletin (2019).
> Mobilité sociale et empire colonial : les gouverneurs coloniaux français entre 1830 et 1960
C. Chambru & S. Viallet-Thévenin
Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine (2019).
2018
> Behavioral Responses to Inheritance Tax: Evidence from Notches in France
J. Goupille-Lebret & A. Infante
Journal of Public Economics (2018).
> Majority Choice of Income Targeted Educational Vouchers
D. Epple, R. Romano & S. Sarpça
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (2018).
> Income Inequality in France, 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional National Accounts (DINA)
B. Garbinti, J. Goupille-Lebret & T. Piketty
Journal of Public Economics (2018).
> Applying Generalized Pareto Curves to Inequality Analysis
T. Blanchet, B. Garbinti, J. Goupille-Lebret & C. Martinez Toledano
American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings (2018).
> Biological well-being in late 19th century Philippines
J-P. Bassino, M. Dovis & J. Komlos
Cliometrica (2018).
> The evolution of Japanese business networks in ASEAN countries since the 1960s
J-P. Bassino, P. Jensen & M. Morini
C. Cherifi et al. (eds.), Complex Networks & Their Applications V (2018).
From 2010 to 2017
> This mine is mine! Spatial evidence on minerals and conflicts in Africa
N. Berman, M. Couttenier, D. Rohner & M. Thoenig
American Economic Review (2017).
> The Relationship between Nonprofits’ Revenue Composition and Their Economic-Financial Efficiency
S. Ecer, M. Magro & S. Sarpça
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (2017).
> The Wild West is Wild: The Homicide Resource Curse
M. Couttenier & P. Grosjean & M. Sangnier
Journal of the European Economic Association (2017).
> Productivity gains from agglomeration and migration in the People’s Republic of China between 2002 and 2013
P-P. Combes, S. Démurger & S. Li
Asian Development Review (2017).
> A General Equilibrium Analysis of State and Private Colleges and Access to Higher Education in the U.S.
D. Epple, R. Romano, S. Sarpça & H. Sieg
Journal of Public Economics (2017).
> Are environmentally responsible firms less vulnerable when investing abroad? The role of reputation
R. Bazillier, S. Hatte & J. Vauday
Journal of Comparative Economics (2017).
> From commodity booms to economic miracle; Why Southeast Asia industry lagged behind
J-P. Bassino, & J-G. Williamson
Oxford University Press (2017).
> Mass Media Effects on Advocacy Non-Governmental Organizations
M. Couttenier & S. Hatte
Journal of Development Economics (2016).
> Combien ont coûté les réformes de l’impôt sur les successions mises en place en France depuis 2000 ?
Revue économique (2016).
> Impact des droits de succession sur le comportement d'accumulation du patrimoine
J. Goupille-Lebret & A. Infante
Revue française d'économie (2016).
> Remittances and expenditure patterns of the left behinds in rural China
S. Démurger & W. Xiaoqian
China Economic Review (2016).
> Reinvestigating economic growth in Meiji Japan: industrial structure, labour productivity and regional inequality
J-P. Bassino, K. Fukao and T. Settsu
Economic Review (2016).
> External Shocks, Internal Shots: the Geography of Civil Conflicts
N. Berman & M. Couttenier
Review of Economics and Statistics (2015).
> Untouchability, Homicides and Water Access
C. Bros & M. Couttenier
Journal of Comparative Economics (2015).
> Left-behind children and return migration in China
S. Démurger & H. Xu
IZA Journal of Migration (2015).
> A Survey of the Causes of Civil Conflicts: Natural Factors and Economic Conditions
M. Couttenier & R. Soubeyran
Revue Economie Politique (2015).
> Living in the Garden of Eden: Mineral Resources and Preferences for Redistribution
M. Couttenier & M. Sangnier
Journal of Comparative Economics (2015).
> Migration externalities in Chinese cities
P-P. Combes, S. Démurger & S. Li
European Economic Review (2015).
> Volunteer and satisfied ? Rural households’ participation in a payments for environmental services programme in Inner Mongolia
S. Démurger & A. Pelletier
Ecological Economics (2015).
> Commercialization of University Research and the Career Choices of Science and Engineering Doctoral Students
S. Ecer, Y. Huang & S. Sarpca
Economics Bulletin (2014).
> Pro-rural policies, income and inequality : Evaluating a cash-for-work program in rural China
Y. Chen & S. Démurger
Asian Economic Papers (2014).
> Infrastructure in China
Oxford Companion to the Economics of China, ed. by S. Fan, R. Kanbur, S.-J. Wei & X. Zhang, Oxford University Press (2014).
> Migration, remittances and rural employment patterns : Evidence from China
S. Démurger & L. Shi
Research in Labor Economics (2013).
> Do employees in public sector still enjoy earnings advantages?
S. Démurger, L. Shi & J. Yang
Rising Inequality in China: Challenges to a Harmonious Society, ed. by S. Li, H. Sato & T. Sicular, Cambridge University Press (2013).
> L’effet conditionnel des ressources naturelles sur les institutions
Revue Economique (2012).
> Payments for ecological restoration and internal migration in China : The Sloping Land Conversion Program in Ningxia
S. Démurger & H. Wan
IZA Journal of Migration (2012).
> Earnings differentials between the public and private sectors in China : Exploring changes for urban local residents in the 2000s
S. Démurger, L. Shi & J. Yang
China Economic Review (2012).
> Mapping modes of rural labour migration in China
Rebalancing and Sustaining Growth in China, ed. by H. McKay & L. Song, ANU E-Press (2012).
> Assistance et éducation des travailleurs chinois pendant la Grande Guerre – Le rôle du Mouvement Travail-Etudes
S. Démurger, M. Fournier & A. Au-Yeung
Les travailleurs chinois en France dans la Première Guerre mondiale, ed. by Li MA, CNRS Éditions (2012). [in French]
> Public Housing Units vs. Housing Vouchers: Accessibility, Local Public Goods, and Welfare
C. Leung, S. Sarpca & K. Yilmaz
Journal of Housing Economics (2012).
> An Exploration in School Formation: Income vs. Ability
A. Alkan, N. Anbarci & S. Sarpca
Economics Letters (2012).
> Private Schools and Residential Choices: Accessibility, Mobility, and Welfare
E. Hanushek., S. Sarpca & K. Yilmaz
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2011).
> Return migrants : The rise of new entrepreneurs in rural China
S. Démurger & H. Xu
World Development (2011).
> Poverty and firewood consumption : A case study of rural households in northern China
S. Démurger & M. Fournier
China Economic Review (2011).
> Rural households’ decisions towards income diversification : Evidence from a township in northern China
S. Démurger, M. Fournier & W. Yang
China Economic Review (2010).
> Multi-dimensional Skills, Specialization, and Oligopolistic Competition in Higher Education
Journal of Public Economics (2010).