URBAIN THIERRY YOGO +237 681 292 343 - [email protected] Nationality: Cameroonian

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 8 years of experience in policy oriented research in development economics (remittances, foreign development assistance, Infrastructure development, entrepreneurship, natural resource management), macroeconomic policy (fiscal policy, Tax policy, labor market policies), • Very good knowledge of data collection and data analysis using sampling and econometric techniques. Proficiency in the use of standard Microsoft and statistical software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Stata, R and SAS. • Proven competences in conducting research, preparing reports, policy briefs and scientific articles. • Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Yaoundé-2. • Fluent in English and French. WORK EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE II Yaoundé. Researcher and Assistant Professor (July 2016-Present)

• Teaching macroeconomics, Econometrics and public economics UNIVERSITY OF -OUEST NANTERRE Paris-Nanterre. Research Fellow and Assistant Lecturer (Sept 2015-July 2016)

• Conducting research in macroeconomics (income inequality, fiscal policy). • Giving tutorials in econometrics (Introduction to Econometrics, Econometric of Panel Data). UNIVERSITY OF AUVERGNE Clermont-Ferrand. Research Fellow in Macroeconomics-Centre for Study and Research on International Development- CERDI (Oct 2013-Sept 2015)

• Conducted research on the macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy in Central and Eastern Europe.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Tunis. Consultant-African Competitiveness Report (Jan 2013-Jul 2013)

• Drafted two country notes on Infrastructure and Competitiveness for Algeria and Cameroon. • Conducted research on the public-private partnership in the financing of infrastructure. • Contributed to the writing of the concept note for the African Development Report 2014.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

UNITED NATION UNIVERSITY Helsinki

Consultant-UNU-WIDER Project “Macroeconomic Management” (Feb 2016-November 2016) • Conducted research on the topic “Political Competition and Tax Revenues in Developing Countries”

AFRICAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (AERC) Nairobi

Researcher-AERC Collaborative Research Program (Dec 2013-Oct 2016)

• Conducted research on the topic “Health Aid and Child Mortality in Developing Countries”

SELECTED WRITINGS AND PUBLICATIONS

Publications

• Political Competition and Tax Revenues in Developing Countries, Forthcoming in Journal of International Development, (With Martine Ngo Njib) • Assessing the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid in the Education Sector in Africa: the case of primary education, African Development Review, Vol 29, N°3, 389-402 • Education Language Choice and Youth Entrepreneurship in Chad, Journal of Development Studies, Vol 53, N° 8, 1178-1193, 2016. (With Abdelkrim Araar & Douzounet Mllaye) • Output Effects of fiscal stimulus in Central and Eastern European Countries, Post-communist economies, Vol 21, N°1, 108-127, 2016. (With Alexandru Minea, J-L Combes & Lavinia Mustea) • Enhancing North Africa’s infrastructure for improved Competitiveness, African Development Review, Vol 27, N°3, 274-287, 2015. (With Audrey Verdier-Chouchanne) • Are Foreign Aid and Remittances a Hedge against Food Price Shocks in Developing Countries? World Development, Vol 54, pp81-98, 2014. (With C.Ebeke; M.Ntsama & J-C Combes) • Remittances and Working Poverty, The Journal of Development Studies, Vol 50, issue 10, 1348-1361, 2014. (With J-L. Combes, M. Maurel & C. Ebeke)

Other writings (Revised and resubmit)

• Presidential Term Limits and Fiscal Policy in African Countries, RR-Journal of African Economies (With J. Massil) • On the Quest of Resource Blessing: Re-examining the effect of Oil on Income Inequality, WP, N°35, Economix, Ouest Nanterre, 2015, RR-Revue Economique. (With Douzounet Mallaye and T. Timba) • Public Expenses, Credit and Natural Capital: Substitution or Complementarity? RR-Economic Modelling (With J-L. Combes, P.M. Combes and P. Delacôtte)

EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT Yaoundé-Cameroon. UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE-2 Ph.D. in Economics, July 2013 • Majored in Development Economics and Labor Economics. • French Government Scholarship-Paris School of Economics-. Master Degree in Economics, April 2007 • Majored in Economic Policy, Quantitative Economics and Labor Economics.

REFERENCES • Jean Louis Combes, CERDI/65 bd. F. Mitterrand 63000/Clermont France, E-mail: j- [email protected], Tel : +33.4.73.17.75.00. • Christian Ebeke, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, E-mail: [email protected]. • Audrey Verdier-Chouchane, Chief Economist, African Development Bank, EDRE2-Abidjan, [email protected].