IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/f/pst439.html
   My authors  Follow this author

Olivier Sterck

Personal Details

First Name:Olivier
Middle Name:Christian
Last Name:Sterck
Suffix:
RePEc Short-ID:pst439
[This author has chosen not to make the email address public]
http://oliviersterck.wordpress.com/
Oxford Department of International Development University of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TB United Kingdom
Terminal Degree:2013 Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES); Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modelling in Economics and Statistics (LIDAM); Université Catholique de Louvain (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

(4%) Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House)
Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom
http://ophi.qeh.ox.ac.uk/
RePEc:edi:ophoxuk (more details at EDIRC)

(1%) Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE)
Department of Economics
Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom
http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/
RePEc:edi:csaoxuk (more details at EDIRC)

(95%) Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid en -beheer (IOB)
Universiteit Antwerpen

Antwerpen, Belgium
http://www.uantwerp.be/iob
RePEc:edi:iobuabe (more details at EDIRC)

Research output

as
Jump to: Working papers Articles

Working papers

  1. Jules Gazeaud & Nausheen Khan & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2024. "Empowering women in Tunisia through cash grants and financial training [Promouvoir l'émancipation des femmes en Tunisie par des subventions monétaires et une formation financière]," Post-Print hal-04523672, HAL.
  2. Kerwin, Jason & Rostom, Nada & Sterck, Olivier, 2024. "Striking the Right Balance: Why Standard Balance Tests Over-Reject the Null, and How to Fix It," IZA Discussion Papers 17217, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  3. Olivier Sterck, 2024. "Poverty Without Poverty Line," CSAE Working Paper Series 2024-07, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  4. Derksen, Laura & Kerwin, Jason & Reynoso, Natalia Ordaz & Sterck, Olivier, 2024. "Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices," IZA Discussion Papers 17070, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  5. Jules Gazeaud & Nausheen Khan & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2023. "With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia," Post-Print hal-04364356, HAL.
  6. Jules Gazeaud & Nausheen Khan & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2022. "With or without him? Experimental evidence on gender-sensitive cash grants and trainings in Tunisia," CSAE Working Paper Series 2022-02, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  7. Betts,Alexander Milton Stedman & Stierna,Maria Flinder & Omata,Naohiko & Sterck,Olivier Christian Brigitte, 2022. "Social Cohesion and Refugee-Host Interactions : Evidence from East Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9917, The World Bank.
  8. Ferreira, Francisco H. G. & Sterck, Olivier & Mahler, Daniel G. & Decerf, Benoit, 2021. "Death and destitution: distribution of welfare losses from the Covid-19 pandemic," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 110480, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  9. Francisco H. G. Ferreira & Olivier Sterck & Daniel Mahler & Benoit Decerf, 2021. "Death and Destitution: The global distribution of welfare losses from the COVID-19 pandemic," Working Papers 581, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality.
  10. Jade Siu & Olivier Sterck & Cory Rodgers, 2021. "The Freedom to Choose: Theory and Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Cash Transfer Restrictions," CSAE Working Paper Series 2021-14, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  11. Laura Derksen & Jason Kerwin & Natalia Ordaz Reynoso & Olivier Sterck, 2021. "Appointments: A More Effective Commitment Device for Health Behaviors," Papers 2110.06876, arXiv.org.
  12. Samih Ferrah & Jules Gazeaud & Nausheen Khan & Eric Mvukiyehe & Varada Shrotri & Olivier Sterck & Samir Ben Zineb, 2021. "Enhancing Female Entrepreneurship through Cash Grants," World Bank Publications - Reports 35863, The World Bank Group.
  13. Claire MacPherson & Olivier Sterck, 2020. "Empowering Refugees through Cash and Agriculture: A Regression Discontinuity Design," HiCN Working Papers 320, Households in Conflict Network.
  14. Olivier Sterck & Antonia Delius, 2020. "Cash Transfers and Micro-Enterprise Performance: Theory and Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Kenya," CSAE Working Paper Series 2020-09, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  15. Decerf, Benoit & Ferreira, Francisco H. G. & Mahler, Daniel G. & Sterck, Olivier, 2020. "Lives and livelihoods: estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 105825, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  16. Jules Gazeaud & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2019. "Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial," CSAE Working Paper Series 2019-16, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  17. Claire MacPherson & Olivier Sterck, 2019. "Humanitarian vs. Development Aid for Refugees: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design," CSAE Working Paper Series 2019-15, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  18. Olivier Sterck, 2018. "How to decompose the R²?: A comment on Henderson et al. (2018)," CSAE Working Paper Series 2018-01, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  19. Olivier Sterck, 2018. "On the economic importance of the determinants of long-term growth," CSAE Working Paper Series 2018-20, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  20. Olivier Sterck & Max Roser & Stefan Thewissen, 2017. "Turning the paradigm of aid allocation on its head," CSAE Working Paper Series 2017-03, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  21. Olivier Sterck, 2017. "Beyond the Stars," CSAE Working Paper Series 2016-31-2, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  22. Olivia D'Aoust & Olivier Sterck & Philip Verwimp, 2016. "Who Benefited from Burundi’s Demobilization Program?," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/234409, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
  23. Olivier Sterck, 2016. "Beyond the Stars: a New Method for Assessing the Economic Importance of Variables in Regressions," CSAE Working Paper Series 2016-31, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  24. Paul Collier & Olivier C. Sterck & Richard Manning, 2015. "The Moral and Fiscal Implications of Anti-Retroviral Therapies for HIV in Africa," CSAE Working Paper Series 2015-05, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  25. Olivier Sterck, 2015. "Fighting for votes: theory and evidence on the causes of electoral violence," CSAE Working Paper Series 2015-19, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  26. Andrea Colombo & Olivia D'Aoust & Olivier C. Sterck, 2014. "From Rebellion to Electoral Violence: Evidence from Burundi," CSAE Working Paper Series 2014-20, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  27. Olivier C. Sterck, 2014. "Natural resources and the spread of HIV/AIDS: curse or blessing?," CSAE Working Paper Series 2014-12, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  28. Olivia D’Aoust & Olivier Sterck & Philip Verwimp, 2013. "Buying Peace: The Mirage of Demobilizing Rebels," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2013009, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
  29. Olivier STERCK & Olivia D’AOUST, 2012. "Who Benefits from Customary Justice? Rent-seeking, Bribery and Criminality in Sub-Saharan Africa," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2012015, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
  30. Olivier STERCK, 2011. "Geoengineering as an alternative to mitigation: specification and dynamic implications," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2011035, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
  31. Olivier STERCK, 2011. "Why only one individual tests for HIV/AIDS among Sub-Saharan African Couples?," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2011024, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
  32. Olivier STERCK, 2010. "Should prevention campaigns disclose the transmission rate of HIV/AIDS? Theory and evidence from Burundi," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2010042, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
    repec:osf:socarx:y8gh7_v1 is not listed on IDEAS

Articles

  1. Laura Derksen & Jason T Kerwin & Natalia Ordaz Reynoso & Olivier Sterck, 2025. "Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 135(665), pages 81-118.
  2. Delius, Antonia & Sterck, Olivier, 2024. "Cash transfers and micro-enterprise performance: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence from Kenya," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
  3. Betts, Alexander & Flinder Stierna, Maria & Omata, Naohiko & Sterck, Olivier, 2024. "The economic lives of refugees," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 182(C).
  4. Jules Gazeaud & Eric Mvukiyehe & Olivier Sterck, 2023. "Cash Transfers and Migration: Theory and Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 105(1), pages 143-157, January.
  5. Siu, Jade & Sterck, Olivier & Rodgers, Cory, 2023. "The freedom to choose: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence on cash transfer restrictions," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
  6. Gazeaud, Jules & Khan, Nausheen & Mvukiyehe, Eric & Sterck, Olivier, 2023. "With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
  7. Betts, Alexander & Flinder Stierna, Maria & Omata, Naohiko & Sterck, Olivier, 2023. "Refugees welcome? Inter-group interaction and host community attitude formation," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
  8. Alexander Betts & Olivier Sterck, 2022. "Why do states give refugees the right to work?," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited, vol. 38(3), pages 514-530.
  9. Hoeffler, Anke & Sterck, Olivier, 2022. "Is Chinese aid different?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
  10. Decerf, Benoit & Ferreira, Francisco H.G. & Mahler, Daniel G. & Sterck, Olivier, 2021. "Lives and livelihoods: Estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
  11. MacPherson, Claire & Sterck, Olivier, 2021. "Empowering refugees through cash and agriculture: A regression discontinuity design," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
  12. Olivier Sterck, 2020. "Fighting for Votes: Theory and Evidence on the Causes of Electoral Violence," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 87(347), pages 844-883, July.
  13. Olivier Sterck, 2019. "Beyond The Stars," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(5), pages 1409-1436, December.
  14. Andrea Colombo & Olivia D'Aoust & Olivier Sterck, 2019. "From Rebellion to Electoral Violence: Evidence from Burundi," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 67(2), pages 333-368.
  15. Stephane J. Baele & Olivier C. Sterck & Thibaut Slingeneyer & Gregoire P. Lits, 2019. "What Does the “Terrorist” Label Really Do? Measuring and Explaining the Effects of the “Terrorist” and “Islamist” Categories," Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(5), pages 520-540, May.
  16. le Polain, Maïté & Sterck, Olivier & Nyssens, Marthe, 2018. "Interest Rates in Savings Groups: Thrift or Threat?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 162-172.
  17. Olivier C. Sterck, 2018. "What goes wrong with the allocation of domestic and international resources for HIV?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(2), pages 320-332, February.
  18. Paul Collier & Olivier Sterck, 2018. "The moral and fiscal implications of antiretroviral therapies for HIV in Africa," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 70(2), pages 353-374.
  19. Richard Manning & Olivier Sterck, 2018. "Rethinking international and domestic financing for HIV in low†and middle†income countries," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 36(4), pages 433-444, July.
  20. Olivia D’Aoust & Olivier Sterck & Philip Verwimp, 2018. "Who Benefited from Burundi’s Demobilization Program?," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 32(2), pages 357-382.
  21. Stephane J. Baele & Olivier C. Sterck & Elisabeth Meur, 2016. "Theorizing and Measuring Emotions in Conflict," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 60(4), pages 718-747, June.
  22. Remme, Michelle & Siapka, Mariana & Sterck, Olivier & Ncube, Mthuli & Watts, Charlotte & Vassall, Anna, 2016. "Financing the HIV response in sub-Saharan Africa from domestic sources: Moving beyond a normative approach," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 169(C), pages 66-76.
  23. Olivia D'Aoust & Olivier Sterck, 2016. "Who Benefits from Customary Justice? Rent-seeking, Bribery and Criminality in sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 25(3), pages 439-467.
  24. Sterck, Olivier, 2016. "Natural resources and the spread of HIV/AIDS: Curse or blessing?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 271-278.
  25. Stéphane J. Baele & Olivier C. Sterck, 2015. "Diagnosing the Securitisation of Immigration at the EU Level: A New Method for Stronger Empirical Claims," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 63(5), pages 1120-1139, December.
  26. Olivier Sterck, 2014. "HIV/AIDS and Fatalism: Should Prevention Campaigns Disclose the Transmission Rate of HIV?," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 23(1), pages 53-104.
  27. Sterck Olivier, 2013. "Why are Testing Rates so Low in Sub-Saharan Africa? Misconceptions and Strategic Behaviors," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 16(1), pages 219-257, September.

More information

Research fields, statistics, top rankings, if available.

Statistics

Access and download statistics for all items

Co-authorship network on CollEc

NEP Fields

NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 40 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (13) 2011-07-21 2014-04-05 2015-04-11 2020-06-22 2020-07-20 2020-08-24 2021-05-31 2021-10-18 2022-01-03 2022-03-07 2022-11-07 2023-07-24 2024-07-22. Author is listed
  2. NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (10) 2020-07-13 2020-08-10 2022-01-03 2022-02-28 2022-08-22 2022-10-31 2024-01-29 2024-04-29 2024-07-22 2024-09-23. Author is listed
  3. NEP-DEV: Development (8) 2012-07-29 2015-04-11 2017-03-19 2020-07-13 2020-08-10 2020-08-10 2022-01-03 2022-02-28. Author is listed
  4. NEP-AFR: Africa (7) 2010-12-11 2011-07-21 2012-07-29 2014-04-05 2014-06-22 2014-07-21 2015-04-11. Author is listed
  5. NEP-ARA: MENA - Middle East and North Africa (4) 2022-08-22 2022-10-31 2024-01-29 2024-04-29
  6. NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (4) 2020-07-13 2020-08-10 2022-02-28 2022-11-07
  7. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (3) 2013-04-27 2013-06-04 2020-08-10
  8. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (3) 2014-06-22 2014-07-21 2015-12-01
  9. NEP-ECM: Econometrics (3) 2016-11-27 2017-10-29 2024-09-23
  10. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (3) 2011-11-07 2011-11-07 2014-04-05
  11. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (3) 2014-06-22 2014-07-21 2015-12-01
  12. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (2) 2020-08-10 2022-10-24
  13. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (2) 2017-10-29 2019-04-15
  14. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (2) 2018-03-05 2022-11-07
  15. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (1) 2011-07-21
  16. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2011-11-07
  17. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (1) 2019-04-15
  18. NEP-GEN: Gender (1) 2022-08-22
  19. NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (1) 2019-04-15
  20. NEP-GTH: Game Theory (1) 2018-03-05
  21. NEP-HAP: Economics of Happiness (1) 2021-05-31
  22. NEP-INV: Investment (1) 2024-04-29
  23. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2020-07-13
  24. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2012-07-29
  25. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (1) 2014-04-05
  26. NEP-MFD: Microfinance (1) 2020-08-10
  27. NEP-ORE: Operations Research (1) 2020-08-10
  28. NEP-PPM: Project, Program and Portfolio Management (1) 2017-03-19
  29. NEP-SBM: Small Business Management (1) 2020-08-10

Corrections

All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. For general information on how to correct material on RePEc, see these instructions.

To update listings or check citations waiting for approval, Olivier Christian Sterck should log into the RePEc Author Service.

To make corrections to the bibliographic information of a particular item, find the technical contact on the abstract page of that item. There, details are also given on how to add or correct references and citations.

To link different versions of the same work, where versions have a different title, use this form. Note that if the versions have a very similar title and are in the author's profile, the links will usually be created automatically.

Please note that most corrections can take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.