Brice Romuald Gueyap Kounga

Ph.D. Candidate
Western University

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Email: bgueyapk(at)uwo(dot)ca

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I am a Ph.D. Candidate 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 Fixed effectμi Smokingyit FriendshipsDt Past smoking yi,t−1 Time-varying unobserved characteristicswit risk attitude, impulsivity, attachment to norms persistent, not in the link rule (e.g., the smoking environment at home) λ(wit) f(·) correlated moves over time β α lags enter f looks like influence (not in the model)
Swipe sideways to see the whole diagram. Orange arrows: what the unobserved characteristics do. The time-varying ones drive the choice, shape the friendships, move over time, and are correlated with pocket money; the fixed effect is persistent, plays no role in the friendships, and drives the choice as well. Blue arrows: the observed causes the paper estimates, pocket money and past smoking; past smoking also enters the friendship rule. Grey arrow: the friendship-to-smoking arrow that looks like peer influence but need not be; the model contains no peer effect.