Alain Pholo Bala

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First Name:	Alain
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Last Name:	Pholo Bala
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Affiliation

Administration of the Treasury
Government of Belgium

Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium
http://www.treasury.fgov.be/
RePEc:edi:atrgvbe (more details at EDIRC)

Citations

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Working papers

1. Alain P. Bala & Baraka Nafari & Michel Tenikue, 2019. "Market Potential, Agglomeration Effects and the Location of French Firms in Africa," Working Papers 774, Economic Research Southern Africa.
   • PHOLO Alain & TENIKUE Michel & NAFARI Baraka, 2017. "Market Potential, Agglomeration Effects and the Location of French Firms in Africa," LISER Working Paper Series 2017-19, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).

   Cited by:

   1. Lin, Boqiang & Sai, Rockson, 2022. "Has mining agglomeration affected energy productivity in Africa?," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 244(PA).

2. Alain P. Bala & Emilie C. Kinfack-Djoumessi, 2017. "The analysis of borders effects in intra-African trade," Working Papers 701, Economic Research Southern Africa.

   Cited by:

   1. Getachew Magnar Kitila & Fuzhong Chen, 2021. "Multilateral Trade Resistance, International Competitiveness and African International Exports: A Network Perspective," International Journal of Science and Business, IJSAB International, vol. 5(10), pages 111-126.

3. PHOLO BALA, Alain & PEETERS, Dominique & THOMAS, Isabelle, 2013. "Spatial issues on a hedonic estimation of rents in Brussels," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2013036, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
   • Bala, Alain Pholo & Peeters, Dominique & Thomas, Isabelle, 2014. "Spatial issues on a hedonic estimation of rents in Brussels," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(C), pages 104-123.
   • PHOLO BALA, Alain & PEETERS, Dominique & THOMAS, Isabelle, 2014. "Spatial issues on a hedonic estimation of rents in Brussels," LIDAM Reprints CORE 2629, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).

   Cited by:

   1. Manuel Förster & Ana Mauleon & Vincent Vannetelbosch, 2013. "Trust and Manipulation in Social Networks," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00881145, HAL.
      • Manuel Förster & Ana Mauleon & Vincent Vannetelbosch, 2013. "Trust and Manipulation in Social Networks," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 13065, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
      • Förster, Manuel & Mauleon, Ana & Vannetelbosch, Vincent J., 2014. "Trust and Manipulation in Social Networks," Climate Change and Sustainable Development 172706, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM).
      • Förster, Manuel & Mauleon, Ana & Vannetelbosch, Vincent J., 2016. "Trust and manipulation in social networks," Network Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 4(2), pages 216-243, June.
      • Manuel Förster & Ana Mauleon & Vincent Vannetelbosch, 2013. "Trust and Manipulation in Social Networks," Post-Print halshs-00881145, HAL.
      • FORSTER, Manuel & MAULEON, Ana & VANNETELBOSCH, Vincent, 2016. "Trust and Manipulation in Social Networks," LIDAM Reprints CORE 2740, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
      • FORSTER, Manuel & MAULEON, Ana & VANNETELBOSCH, Vincent, 2013. "Trust and manipulation in social networks," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2013050, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
      • Manuel Förster & Ana Mauleon & Vincent J. Vannetelbosch, 2014. "Trust and Manipulation in Social Networks," Working Papers 2014.50, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
   2. PAPAVASILIOU, Anthony & HE, Yi & SVOBODA, Alva, 2013. "Self-commitment of combined cycle units under electricity price uncertainty," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2013051, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
   3. DUJARDIN, Claire & lorant, VINCENT & THOMAS, Isabelle, 2013. "Self-assessed health of elderly people in Brussels: does the built environment matter?," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2013048, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
      • DUJARDIN, Claire & LORANT, Vincent & THOMAS, Isabelle, 2014. "Self-assessed health of elderly people in Brussels: does the built environment matter?," LIDAM Reprints CORE 2558, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
   4. Natividad Guadalajara & Miguel Ángel López & Adina Iftimi & Antonio Usai, 2021. "Influence of the Cadastral Value of the Urban Land and Neighborhood Characteristics on the Mean House Mortgage Appraisal," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-17, March.
   5. Giraudet, Louis-Gaëtan, 2020. "Energy efficiency as a credence good: A review of informational barriers to energy savings in the building sector," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
   6. Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet, 2018. "Energy efficiency as a credence good: A review of informational barriers to building energy savings," Policy Papers 2018.04, FAERE - French Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
      • Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet, 2018. "Energy efficiency as a credence good: A review of informational barriers to building energy savings," Working Papers 2018.07, FAERE - French Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
   7. Carroll, James & Aravena, Claudia & Denny, Eleanor, 2016. "Low energy efficiency in rental properties: Asymmetric information or low willingness-to-pay?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 617-629.

4. Youyou Baende Bofota & Raouf Boucekkine & Alain Pholo Bala, 2012. "Social Capital as an Engine of Growth. Multisectoral Modelling and Implications," AMSE Working Papers 1204, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France.
   • Bofota, Youyou Baende & Boucekkine, Raouf & Bala, Alain Pholo, 2016. "Social Capital As An Engine Of Growth: Multisectoral Modeling And Implications," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(8), pages 2093-2122, December.
   • Youyou Baende Bofota & Raouf Boucekkine & Alain Pholo Bala, 2012. "Social Capital as an Engine of Growth: Multisectoral Modelling and Implications," Working Papers halshs-00790855, HAL.
   • Youyou Baende Bofota & Raouf Boucekkine & Alain Pholo Bala, 2016. "Social Capital as an Engine of Growth: Multisectoral Modeling and Implications," Post-Print hal-01447875, HAL.
   • Alain P. Bala & Raouf Boucekkine & Youyou B. Bofota, 2012. "Social capital as an engine of growth: Multisectoral modelling and implications," Working Papers 317, Economic Research Southern Africa.

   Cited by:

   1. Barış Alpaslan, 2017. "Are Human and Social Capital Linked? Evidence from India," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 68(4), pages 859-881, November.
      • Baris Alpaslan, 2015. "Are human and social capital linked? Evidence from India," Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series 207, Economics, The University of Manchester.
   2. Baris Alpaslan & Julide Yildirim, 2016. "The missing link: Are individuals with more social capital in better health? Evidence from India," CAMA Working Papers 2016-31, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University.
      • Barış Alpaslan & Julide Yildirim, 2020. "The Missing Link: Are Individuals with More Social Capital in Better Health? Evidence from India," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 150(3), pages 811-834, August.
   3. Alonso-Carrera, Jaime & Bouché, Stéphane & de Miguel, Carlos, 2021. "Revisiting the process of aggregate growth recovery after a capital destruction," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
   4. Agénor, Pierre-Richard & Dinh, Hinh T., 2015. "Social capital, product imitation and growth with learning externalities," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 41-54.
      • Agenor, Pierre-Richard & Dinh, Hinh T., 2013. "Social capital, product imitation and growth with learning externalities," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6607, The World Bank.
   5. Ren, Zhiyuan & Zhu, Yuhan & Jin, Canyang & Xu, Aiting, 2023. "Social capital and energy poverty: Empirical evidence from China," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 267(C).
   6. Coppier, Raffaella & Sabatini, Fabio & Sodini, Mauro, 2021. "Social Capital, Human Capital, And Fertility," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 25(3), pages 632-650, April.
      • Raffaella Coppier & Fabio Sabatini & Mauro Sodini, 2018. "Social capital, human capital and fertility," EERI Research Paper Series EERI RP 2018/04, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels.
      • Coppier, Raffaella & Sabatini, Fabio & Sodini, Mauro, 2018. "Social capital, human capital and fertility," MPRA Paper 85123, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   7. Wei-Bin Zhang, 2021. "Economic Growth And Human Networking," Business & Management Compass, University of Economics Varna, issue 1, pages 5-25.

5. Pholo Bala, Alain, 2009. "Gates, hubs and urban primacy in Sub-Saharan Africa," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2009039, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).

   Cited by:

   1. Adam Storeygard, 2016. "Farther on down the Road: Transport Costs, Trade and Urban Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 83(3), pages 1263-1295.
      • Storeygard, Adam, 2013. "Farther on down the road : transport costs, trade and urban growth in Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6444, The World Bank.
      • Adam Storeygard, 2014. "Farther on Down the Road: Transport Costs, Trade and Urban Growth in sub-Saharan Africa," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0781, Department of Economics, Tufts University.

6. Pholo Bala, Alain, 2009. "Urban concentration and economic growth: checking for specific regional effects," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2009038, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).

   Cited by:

   1. Frick, Susanne A. & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2018. "Change in urban concentration and economic growth," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 86500, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
      • Susanne Frick & Andres Rodriguez-Pose, 2018. "Change in urban concentration and economic growth," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 1803, Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, revised Jan 2018.
      • Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés & Frick, Susanne, 2018. "Change in urban concentration and economic growth," CEPR Discussion Papers 12566, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
      • Frick, Susanne A. & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2018. "Change in urban concentration and economic growth," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 156-170.
   2. Castells-Quintana, David, 2017. "Malthus living in a slum: Urban concentration, infrastructure and economic growth," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 158-173.
      • David Castells-Quintana, 2015. "“Malthus living in a slum: urban concentration, infrastructures and economic growth”," IREA Working Papers 201506, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Jan 2015.
      • David Castells-Quintana & Vicente Royuela, 2014. "Malthus living in a slum: Urban concentration, infrastructures and economic growth," ERSA conference papers ersa14p1175, European Regional Science Association.
      • David Castells-Quintana, 2015. "“Malthus living in a slum: urban concentration, infrastructures and economic growth”," AQR Working Papers 201505, University of Barcelona, Regional Quantitative Analysis Group, revised Jan 2015.
   3. Maha Al-Jebouri & Ahmad F. Oran & Ghazi Al-Assaf, 2020. "The Impact of Urban Concentration on Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation for a Sample of Countries," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 10(4), pages 116-124.

7. BEHRENS, Kristian & PHOLO BALA, Alain, 2006. "Do rent-seeking and interregional transfers contribute to urban primacy in sub-Saharan Africa ?," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2006114, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
   • Kristian Behrens & Alain Pholo Bala, 2013. "Do rent-seeking and interregional transfers contribute to urban primacy in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 92(1), pages 163-195, March.
   • Alain P. Bala & Kristian Behrens, 2011. "Do rent-seeking and interregional transfers contribute to urban primacy in sub-Saharan Africa?," Working Papers 237, Economic Research Southern Africa.

   Cited by:

   1. Kanbur, Ravi & De Weerdt, Joachim & Christiaensen, Luc, 2021. "When distance drives destination, towns can stimulate development," CEPR Discussion Papers 15868, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
      • De Weerdt, Joachim & Christiansen, Lue & Kanbur, Ravi, 2021. "When Distance Drives Destination, Towns can Stimulate Development," Applied Economics and Policy Working Paper Series 310517, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
      • De Weerdt, Joachim & Christiaensen, Luc & Kanbur, Ravi, 2021. "When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development," IZA Discussion Papers 14157, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
      • Joachim De Weerdt & Luc Christiaensen & Ravi Kanbur, 2021. "When distance drives destination, towns can stimulate development," Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance 671347, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance.
      • De Weerdt,Joachim & Christiaensen,Luc & Kanbur,Ravi, 2021. "When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9622, The World Bank.
   2. Luc Christiaensen & Joachim Weerdt & Yasuyuki Todo, 2013. "Urbanization and poverty reduction: the role of rural diversification and secondary towns," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 44(4-5), pages 435-447, July.
      • Christiaensen, Luc & De Weerdt, Joachim & Todo, Yasuyuki, 2013. "Urbanization and Poverty Reduction – The Role of Rural Diversification and Secondary Towns," 2013 Fourth International Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia 161446, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
      • Christiaensen, Luc & De Weerdt, Joachim & Todo, Yasuyuki, 2013. "Urbanization and poverty reduction -- the role of rural diversification and secondary towns," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6422, The World Bank.
   3. Frick, Susanne A. & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2018. "Change in urban concentration and economic growth," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 86500, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
      • Susanne Frick & Andres Rodriguez-Pose, 2018. "Change in urban concentration and economic growth," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 1803, Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, revised Jan 2018.
      • Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés & Frick, Susanne, 2018. "Change in urban concentration and economic growth," CEPR Discussion Papers 12566, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
      • Frick, Susanne A. & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2018. "Change in urban concentration and economic growth," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 156-170.
   4. Castells-Quintana, David, 2017. "Malthus living in a slum: Urban concentration, infrastructure and economic growth," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 158-173.
      • David Castells-Quintana, 2015. "“Malthus living in a slum: urban concentration, infrastructures and economic growth”," IREA Working Papers 201506, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Jan 2015.
      • David Castells-Quintana & Vicente Royuela, 2014. "Malthus living in a slum: Urban concentration, infrastructures and economic growth," ERSA conference papers ersa14p1175, European Regional Science Association.
      • David Castells-Quintana, 2015. "“Malthus living in a slum: urban concentration, infrastructures and economic growth”," AQR Working Papers 201505, University of Barcelona, Regional Quantitative Analysis Group, revised Jan 2015.
   5. Jacques†François Thisse, 2018. "Human Capital and Agglomeration Economies in Urban Development," The Developing Economies, Institute of Developing Economies, vol. 56(2), pages 117-139, June.
   6. Decai Tang & Zhijiang Li & Brandon J. Bethel, 2019. "Relevance Analysis of Sustainable Development of China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt Based on Spatial Structure," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-16, August.
   7. Christiaensen, Luc J.M. & Todo, Yasuyuki, 2009. "Poverty Reduction during the Rural-Urban Transformation - The Role of the Missing Middle," 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China 51467, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
      • Christiaensen, Luc & Todo, Yasuyuki, 2013. "Poverty reduction during the rural-urban transformation : the role of the missing middle," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6445, The World Bank.
      • Christiaensen, Luc & Todo, Yasuyuki, 2014. "Poverty Reduction During the Rural–Urban Transformation – The Role of the Missing Middle," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 43-58.

Articles

1. Wilson, Magdalene Kasyoka & Bala, Alain Pholo, 2019. "Regional Integration and Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in Africa," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 34(1), pages 109-132.

   Cited by:

   1. Yamlaksira S. Getachew & Roger Fon & Elie Chrysostome, 2023. "On the location choices of African multinational enterprises: Do supranational economic institutions matter?," Journal of International Business Policy, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 6(4), pages 453-490, December.
   2. Enoch Kwaw-Nimeson & Ze Tian, 2023. "Institutional Quality, Foreign Direct Investment, and Regional Integration: Empirical Evidence From CEN-SAD," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(1), pages 21582440221, January.

2. Bofota, Youyou Baende & Boucekkine, Raouf & Bala, Alain Pholo, 2016. "Social Capital As An Engine Of Growth: Multisectoral Modeling And Implications," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(8), pages 2093-2122, December.
   • Youyou Baende Bofota & Raouf Boucekkine & Alain Pholo Bala, 2012. "Social Capital as an Engine of Growth. Multisectoral Modelling and Implications," AMSE Working Papers 1204, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France.
   • Youyou Baende Bofota & Raouf Boucekkine & Alain Pholo Bala, 2012. "Social Capital as an Engine of Growth: Multisectoral Modelling and Implications," Working Papers halshs-00790855, HAL.
   • Youyou Baende Bofota & Raouf Boucekkine & Alain Pholo Bala, 2016. "Social Capital as an Engine of Growth: Multisectoral Modeling and Implications," Post-Print hal-01447875, HAL.
   • Alain P. Bala & Raouf Boucekkine & Youyou B. Bofota, 2012. "Social capital as an engine of growth: Multisectoral modelling and implications," Working Papers 317, Economic Research Southern Africa.
   See citations under working paper version above.
3. Bala, Alain Pholo & Peeters, Dominique & Thomas, Isabelle, 2014. "Spatial issues on a hedonic estimation of rents in Brussels," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(C), pages 104-123.
   • PHOLO BALA, Alain & PEETERS, Dominique & THOMAS, Isabelle, 2013. "Spatial issues on a hedonic estimation of rents in Brussels," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2013036, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
   • PHOLO BALA, Alain & PEETERS, Dominique & THOMAS, Isabelle, 2014. "Spatial issues on a hedonic estimation of rents in Brussels," LIDAM Reprints CORE 2629, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
   See citations under working paper version above.
4. Kristian Behrens & Alain Pholo Bala, 2013. "Do rent-seeking and interregional transfers contribute to urban primacy in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 92(1), pages 163-195, March.
   • BEHRENS, Kristian & PHOLO BALA, Alain, 2006. "Do rent-seeking and interregional transfers contribute to urban primacy in sub-Saharan Africa ?," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2006114, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
   • Alain P. Bala & Kristian Behrens, 2011. "Do rent-seeking and interregional transfers contribute to urban primacy in sub-Saharan Africa?," Working Papers 237, Economic Research Southern Africa.
   See citations under working paper version above.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 8 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-GEO: Economic Geography (6) 2010-03-28 2010-03-28 2011-10-01 2013-09-28 2017-09-03 2019-10-14. Author is listed
2. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (5) 2010-03-28 2010-03-28 2011-10-01 2013-09-28 2019-10-14. Author is listed
3. NEP-AFR: Africa (4) 2010-03-28 2011-10-01 2017-09-03 2019-10-14
4. NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (3) 2010-03-28 2012-10-27 2012-12-10
5. NEP-DEV: Development (2) 2010-03-28 2011-10-01
6. NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (2) 2012-10-27 2012-12-10
7. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (2) 2012-10-27 2012-12-10
8. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (1) 2013-09-28
9. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (1) 2012-12-10
10. NEP-INT: International Trade (1) 2017-09-03

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