Economic Development and Growth
lidam | Louvain-la-Neuve, Mons
On this page, you will find a list of the faculty members investigating issues in development and growth as well as their recent publications.
LIDAM Researcher in Development and Growth
David De la Croix
SSH/ESPO Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO)
SSH/ESPO/ECON Ecole des Sciences économiques/Economics School of Louvain (ECON)
SSH/IDAM Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM)
SSH/IDAM/IRES Institut de recherches économiques et sociales (IRES)
Joseph Gomes
SSH/ESPO Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO)
SSH/ESPO/ECON Ecole des Sciences économiques/Economics School of Louvain (ECON)
SSH/IDAM Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM)
SSH/IDAM/IRES Institut de recherches économiques et sociales (IRES)
Jean Hindriks
SSH/ESPO Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO)
SSH/ESPO/ECON Ecole des Sciences économiques/Economics School of Louvain (ECON)
SSH/IDAM Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM)
SSH/IDAM/CORE Center for operations research and econometrics (CORE)
François Maniquet
SSH/ESPO Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO)
SSH/ESPO/ECON Ecole des Sciences économiques/Economics School of Louvain (ECON)
SSH/IDAM Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM)
SSH/IDAM/CORE Center for operations research and econometrics (CORE)
Fabio Mariani
SSH/ESPO Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO)
SSH/ESPO/ECON Ecole des Sciences économiques/Economics School of Louvain (ECON)
SSH/IDAM Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM)
SSH/IDAM/IRES Institut de recherches économiques et sociales (IRES)
Jean-François Maystadt
SSH/ESPO Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO)
SSH/ESPO/ECON Ecole des Sciences économiques/Economics School of Louvain (ECON)
SSH/IDAM Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM)
SSH/IDAM/IRES Institut de recherches économiques et sociales (IRES)
William Parienté
SSH/ESPO Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO)
SSH/ESPO/ECON Ecole des Sciences économiques/Economics School of Louvain (ECON)
SSH/IDAM Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in economics and statistics (LIDAM)
SSH/IDAM/IRES Institut de recherches économiques et sociales (IRES)
LIDAM Recent Publications in Economic Development and Growth
Journal Articles
1. Bousquet, Julie; Gasten, Anna; Kadigo, Mark Marvin; Maystadt, Jean-François; Salemi, Colette. Does perceived labor market competition increase prejudice between refugees and their local hosts?: Evidence from Uganda and Ethiopia. In: Journal of Development Economics, , p. 103481 (2025). doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103481 (Accepté/Sous presse). http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/299751
2. Maystadt, Jean-François; Mishra, Ashok K.; Mueller, Valerie; Smoldt, Matthew. The Causes and Policy Responses to Forced Migration and Environmental Degradation in Africa. In: Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 16, p. 301-322 (2024). doi:10.1146/annurev-resource-101123-100528. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/291588
3. El-Enbaby, Hoda; Hollingsworth, Bruce; Maystadt, Jean-François; Singhal, Saurabh. Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt. In: Economics and Human Biology, Vol. 54, p. 101396 (2024). doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101396. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/287536
4. Oymak, Cansu; Maystadt, Jean-François. Can refugees improve native children's health?: evidence from Turkey. In: Journal of Demographic Economics, , p. 1-31 (2024). doi:10.1017/dem.2024.1 (Accepté/Sous presse). http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/292924
5. Al-Malk, Afnan; Maystadt, Jean-François; Zanardi, Maurizio. The gravity of distance: evidence from a trade embargo. In: Journal of Economic Geography, , p. 1-15 (2024). doi:10.1093/jeg/lbae033 (Accepté/Sous presse). http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/292120
6. Beshir, Habtamu Ali; Maystadt, Jean-François. Price Shocks and Human Capital: Timing Matters. In: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 72, no. 4, p. 1567–1583 (2024). doi:10.1086/724388. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/273288
7. Xie, Xiaolan; Hao, Mengmeng; Ding, Fangyu; Scheffran, Jürgen; Ide, Tobias; Maystadt, Jean-François. The impacts of climate change on violent conflict risk: a review of causal pathways. In: Environmental Research Communications, , p. 1-30 (2024). doi:10.1088/2515-7620/ad8a21 (Accepté/Sous presse). http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/292909
8. Ecker, Olivier; Al-Malik, Afnan; Maystadt, Jean-François. Civil Conflict, Cash Transfers, and Child Nutrition in Yemen. In: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 72, no. 4, p. 1567-2100 (2024). doi:10.1086/726294. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/275626
9. Bertinelli, Luisito; Cömertpay, Rana; Maystadt, Jean-François. Ethnic diversity and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from refugee-hosting areas. In: Journal of Development economics, Vol. 172, p. 103393 (2025). doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103393. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/293137
10. Maystadt, Jean-François; Peracchi, Silvia; Sargsyan, Ella; You, Liangzhi. Understanding migration within countries: A global perspective. In: CGIAR Policy Brief, , p. 1-13 (2024). http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/295801
11. Chen, Shuai; Ding, Fanyu; Buil-Gil, David; Hao, Memgmeng; Maystadt, Jean-François. The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on fraud in the UK. In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Vol. 11, p. 1676 (2024). doi:10.1057/s41599-024-04201-z. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/295818
12. Mariani, Fabio; Mercier, Marion; Pensieroso, Luca. Left-handedness and economic development. In: Journal of Economic Growth, Vol. 28, p. 79-123 (2023). doi:10.1007/s10887-022-09212-6. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/264994
13. Bhalotra, Sonia; Clarke, Damian C.; Gomes, Joseph; Venkataramani, Atheendar. How women in politics impact maternal mortality. In: Ideas for India, , p. 1-10 (2023). http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/273875
14. Kadigo, Mark Marvin; Maystadt, Jean-François. How to cope with a refugee population? Evidence from Uganda. In: World Development, Vol. 169, p. 106293 (2023). doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106293. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/274885
15. Bros, Catherine; Gille, Véronique; Maniquet, François. Female labour, status and decision power. In: Economica, Vol. 90, no. 358, p. 453-476 (2023). doi:10.1111/ecca.12455. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/268223
16. Chatterjee, Aroop; Czajka, Léo; Gethin, Amory. Wealth Inequality in South Africa, 1993–2017. In: The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 36, no. 1, p. 19-36 (2022). doi:10.1093/wber/lhab012. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/257018
17. Barsoum, Ghada; Crépon, Bruno; Gardiner, Drew; Michel, Bastien; Parienté, William. Evaluating the Impact of Entrepreneurship Edutainment in Egypt: An Experimental Approach. In: Economica, Vol. 89, no. 353, p. 82-109 (2022). doi:10.1111/ecca.12391. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/251384
18. Giordani, Paolo E.; Mariani, Fabio. Unintended consequences: Can the rise of the educated class explain the revival of protectionism?. In: Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 200, p. 105385 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.jet.2021.105385. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/254394
19. de la Croix, David. Scholars and Literati at the University of Lund (1666–1800). In: Repertorium eruditorum totius Europae, Vol. 5, p. 53-60 (2021). doi:10.14428/rete.v5i0/Lund. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/254374
20. Stoop, Nik; Hirvonen, Kalle; Maystadt, Jean-François. Institutional mistrust and child vaccination coverage in Africa. In: BMJ Global Health, Vol. 6, no.4, p. 1-9 (2021). doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004595. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/245620
21. Beine, Michel; Bertinelli, Luisito; Cömertpay, Rana; Litina, Anastasia; Maystadt, Jean-François. A gravity analysis of refugee mobility using mobile phone data. In: Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 150, p. 102618 (2021). doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102618. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/240714
Book Chapters
1. Hernandez, Manuel A.; Ecker, Olivier; Läderach, Peter; Maystadt, Jean-François. Forced Migration : Fragility, Resilience, and Policy Responses. In: Global food policy report 2023: Rethinking food crisis responses , International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): Washington, 2023, p. 72-80. 9780896294417. xxx xxx. doi:10.2499/9780896294417. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/274890