@techreport{fdi:010061559,
  title = {{D}evelopment at the border : a study of national integration in post-colonial {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{C}ogneau, {D}enis and {M}espl{\'e}-{S}omps, {S}andrine and {S}pielvogel, {G}illes},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {A}frica, boundaries delineated during the colonial era now divide young in-dependent states. {B}y applying regression discontinuity designs to a large set of surveys covering the 1986-2001 period, this paper identi¯es many large and significant jumps in welfare at the borders between {W}est-{A}frican countries around {C}ote d'{I}voire. {B}order discontinuities mirror the differences between country averages with respect to household income, connection to utilities and education. {C}ountry of residence often makes a difference, even if distance to capital city has some attenuating power. {T}he results are consistent with a national integration process that is underway but not yet achieved.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE}},
  address = {{P}aris},
  publisher = {{PSE}},
  series = {{W}orking {P}aper - {PSE}},
  pages = {41  multigr. + 34 p. d'annexes},
  year = {2010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061559},
}