Brice Romuald Gueyap Kounga

Ph.D. Candidate (ABD)
Western University

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Department of Economics
London, Ontario, N6A 5C2, Canada.
Email: bgueyapk(at)uwo(dot)ca
Office: SSC Building 4046

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I am a Ph.D. Candidate (ABD) in the Department of Economics at Western University. My research is in econometric theory, with applications to network and panel data. I work on identification and estimation in semiparametric models where unobserved heterogeneity drives both outcomes and the formation of links between agents. I also do applied work on institutions, trust and political representation in Africa.

I am on the job market for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Fields
Econometrics (theory and applied), social networks; development economics, political economy
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Job market paper

Semiparametric Dynamic Logit Model with Endogenous Networks

Identification and estimation of a dynamic binary-choice model when a latent trait drives both the outcome and the formation of social ties, applied to adolescent smoking and friendship networks.

Pocket moneyXit Smokingyit FriendshipsDt Past smoking yi,t−1 Unobserved characteristics wit risk attitude, impulsivity, attachment to norms λ(wit) f(·) correlated moves over time β α looks like influence
Swipe sideways to see the whole diagram. Orange arrows: what the hidden characteristic does; it drives the choice, shapes the friendships, moves over time and is correlated with pocket money. Blue arrows: the observed causes the paper estimates. Grey arrow: the friendship-to-smoking arrow that looks like peer influence but need not be.