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Assi Okara

Ecole normale supérieure, Université PSL, France, and African Development Bank Group, Côte d’Ivoire

I am pleased to contribute to this project which I find very innovative and useful. I hope that IZA World of Labor will significantly contribute to better-quality research and evidence-based policy-making.

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Lecturer, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université PSL, Paris, France

Research interest

Foreign Direct Investment, Governance, Institution, Migration

Website

https://www.assiokara.com

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Consultant, World Bank Group; Consultant, African Development Bank Group

Past positions

Lecturer, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France; Lecturer, Université Clermont Auvergne, France

Qualifications

PhD Economics, Université Clermont Auvergne, 2021

Selected publications

  • "Labor Mobility and Innovation in Africa." Journal of African Economies, forthcoming (with L. M. Mbaye and M. Tani).

  • "Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Political Stability? Evidence from Developing Economies" Economic Modelling, 123 (2023): 106249.

article(s)

  • Climate change, natural disasters, and migration Updated

    The relationship between climate change, natural disasters, and migration is not straightforward and presents many complexities

    Linguère Mously MbayeAssi Okara, November 2023
    The relationship between climatic shocks, climate related disasters, and migration has received increasing attention in recent years and is quite controversial. One view suggests that climate change and its associated natural disasters increase migration. An alternative view suggests that climate change may only have marginal effects on migration. Knowing whether climate change and natural disasters lead to more migration is crucial to better understand the different channels of transmission between climatic shocks and migration and to formulate evidence-based policy recommendations for the efficient management of the consequences of natural disasters.
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