Didier Wayoro
PhD Candidate in Economics
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Department of Economics
Research interests
Primary: Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Economics of Conflict
Secondary: Labor Economics, Transportation Economics
Contact Information
Crotty Hall, 412 N.Pleasant St.,
Amherst, MA 01002, USA
Department of Economics
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Phone: (857) 6157390
Email: [email protected]
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals:
Crash rates analysis in China using a spatial panel model (with Wonmongo Lacina Soro and Yiwei Zhou), IATTS Research 43(3), 123-128 (2017).
A Bayesian analysis of the impact of post-crash care on road mortality in Sub-Saharan African countries (with Wonmongo Lacina Soro), IATTS Research 43(3),140-146 (2017).
A mixed effects negative binomial analysis of road mortality determinants in Sub-Saharan African countries (with Wonmongo Lacina Soro), Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour (Forthcoming).
Working papers
1. "Impact of armed conflicts on child welfare in Côte d'Ivoire" (Job Market Paper).
Abstract: Civilian populations, including children, are often caught in the crossfire during armed conflicts. Children are also victims and often forced perpetrators of atrocities, which has lifelong consequences on their wellbeing as well as implications for intergenerational transmission of poverty and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. This study builds on previous work on the microeconomic effects of armed conflicts on children, in line with the fetal origins hypothesis to investigate the effects of early life shocks on child health. Unlike past studies in Côte d’Ivoire that addressed the 2002-2007 civil conflicts, this study examines the impact of armed conflicts on child welfare focusing on the 2010-2011 post-electoral violence. It uses the 2011/2012 DHS surveys and data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Database (ACLED) on the exact location and timing of conflicts. The empirical evidence shows that conflict significantly reduces the height-for-age z-score of exposed children compared to their non-exposed counterparts. Both children born before and during the war are impacted. Moreover, the results suggest that child welfare is negatively affected by conflict intensity, while the presence of UN peacekeepers might mitigate the negative effects of conflict on child welfare.
2. "Maternal exposure to conflicts and birth outcomes in Côte d'Ivoire."
Abstract: Inadequate birth weight has been shown to plague both developed and developing countries with lifelong consequences on children’s economic outcomes. In line with the growing literature on the relationship between intrauterine exposure to shocks and birth outcomes, this study examines the effect of armed conflicts on birth weight in Côte d’Ivoire. The focus is on the 2010-2011 post-electoral violence using the 2011-2012 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) survey from Côte d’Ivoire and the Armed Conflict Location and Event Database (ACLED) documenting the timing and location of conflict events. The empirical results show that armed conflicts reduce the birth weight of new-born children who were in-utero during the conflict period, and increase the probability among exposed pregnant women of giving birth to a child weighing less than 2500 grams at birth. In addition, the study gives evidence that the impact of conflict on birth weight is significant for exposure early in pregnancy compared to the later stage of pregnancy. The study also suggests that maternal prenatal care and nutritional intake are possible mechanisms through which the effect of conflict on birth weight might be attenuated.
Work in progress
Civil conflicts and food prices: evidence from Côte d'Ivoire.
Shocks and households coping strategies in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
Rainfall variability and breastfeeding duration in Côte d'Ivoire.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Main Instructor
Econ 366: Development Economics, Summer 2017, online
Econ 103: Introduction to Microeconomics, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016, online
Teaching Assistant
Econ 366: Development Economics, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2017
Econ 103: Introduction to Microeconomics, Fall 2012– Fall 2016
Econ 308: Political Economy of the Environment, Spring 2014
Brandeis University
HS 271A: Poverty, Inequalities, and Development, Fall 2011
HS 266F: Economic Concepts for Development Practitioners, Fall 2011