Vencatachellum, Désiré

d.vencatachellum@afdb.org

Désiré Vencatachellum is Lead Research Economist in the Development Research Department. Prior to joining the African Development Bank in September 2005, Désiré Vencatachellum was Professor of Economics at HEC Montréal, Université de Montréal, where he taught applied econometrics and development economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics (Queen’s University, Canada) and a Magistère Ingénieur-Économiste (Université d’Aix-Marseille II).

Research interests

Désiré Vencatachellum has conducted analysis of returns to education, HIV/AIDS and economic growth. In addition, since joining the African Development Bank, he has been working on the impact of high oil prices on African economies and social service delivery in Africa.

Selected Publications

• Desssy, Sylvain E. and Désiré Vencatachellum (2007) ‘Debt Relief and Social Service Expenditure: The African Experience, 1989-2003’ forthcoming in the African Development Review.
  
• Nimubona, Alain–Désiré and Désiré Vencatachellum (2007) ‘Intergenerational Education Mobility of Black and White South Africans’, Forthcoming in the Journal of Population Economics, Volume 20, Issue 1.
  
• Breton, Michèle, Georges Zaccour and Désiré Vencatachellum (2006), ‘Dynamic R&D with Strategic Behavior’ Computers and Operations Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, February 2006, p. 4426-437.
  
• Fryer, David and Désiré Vencatachellum (2004), ‘Coordination Failure and Employment in South Africa’ Journal of African Finance and Economic Development, Volume 6, No. 1.
  
• Michaud, Pierre-Carl and Désiré Vencatachellum (2003) ‘Human Capital Externalities in South Africa’, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Volume 51, No. 3, p. 603-628.
  
• Dessy, Sylvain and Désiré Vencatachellum (2003) ‘Explaining Cross-Country Differences in Policy Response to Child Labour’, Canadian Journal of Economics, Volume 36, No. 1, p. 1-20.