Bertrand Hamaide

Educational Background

Ph.D. in Systems Analysis and Economics for Public Decision Making, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1996 (Ph.D. Thesis – May 1996 – “Benefit-Cost Analysis of Partially Cooperative Solutions to a Global Externality: The Greenhouse Effect”)

M.A. (Masters of Arts) in Systems Analysis and Economics for Public Decision Making, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1992 (september 1990 – may 1992)

Licence et maîtrise en sciences économiques et sociales, option analyse économique, Facultés Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur,1989

Academic employment

Since September 2001: Université Catholique de Louvain – Saint-Louis, Brussels (until the merger of September 2023, Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles)

• until September 2003: Assistant Professor (chargé de cours invité)
• until January 2008: Associate Professor (chargé de cours)
• until September 2013: Professor (professeur)
• from October 2013: Professor (professeur ordinaire)

Invited positions: ULG (2000-2006), VUB (2002-2003), UCLouvain-Fucam (2006-2007), UCLouvain-LLN (2019-2023) 

Current Teaching duties

Economics 

Environmental Economics 

Seminar in Economics 

Economie 1 (in French) – Principles of Microeconomics 

Main past and current administrative duties

From September 2013 to September 2023 : Vice Rector, Université Saint-Louis, Brussels 

• Sep 2013 – Sep 2018: Vice Rector in charge of Education and International relations 
• Sep 2018 – Sep 2023: Vice Rector in charge of International Relations
• Sep 2013 – Sep 2023, Vice President of the Board of Management of the University

From September 2005 to September 2011: Dean, Faculty of Economics, social, political and communication sciences, Université Saint-Louis, Brussels

Currently:

• Representative of the 5 University Rectors of the french-speaking Belgian universities to the Board of Management of the ‘Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie’
• Member of the CAI (Centre d’Action Internationale) of UCLouvain

Research Interests

Environmental economics and ecological economics; more precisely, the economics of climate change, nature reserve selection and nature reserve design and other subjects related to environmental economics (ecosystem services, monetary valuation, …) 

Publications

Published peer-reviewed papers (non Belgian Journals)

• Efio, S.; Sogbohossou, E.; Magnon, Y; Hamaide, B.; Tossou, R.; Sinsin, B. (2024): “Vulnerability of Agricultural Households to Human–Wildlife Conflicts around Pendjari Biosphere Reserve in Northern Benin”, Land, 13, 1473. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091473
• Hamaide, V.; B. Hamaide and J.C. Williams (2022): “Nature Reserve Optimization With Buffer Zones and Wildlife Corridors For Rare Species”, Sustainability Analytics and Modeling, 2(1), 100003.  doi.org/10.1016/j.samod.2022.100003
• Hamaide, B. (2022) : “Sustainability and the Environmental Kuznets Curve Conjecture: An Introduction”,  Sustainability, 14, 7372. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127372
• Chantih, C.; Permpoonwiwat, C and B. Hamaide (2021) : “Measure of Productivity Loss due to Road Traffic Accidents in Thailand”, IATSS Research, Vol.45(1), 131-136, doi:10.1016/j.iatssr.2020.07.001

• Uehara, T.; M. Cordier and B. Hamaide (2018): “Fully Dynamic Input-Output / System Dynamics Modeling for Ecological Economic System Analysis”, Sustainability, 10, 1765, doi:10.3990/su10061765

• Cordier, M. ; T.  Uehara; J. Weih and B. Hamaide (2017): “Input-Output Economic Model integrated within a System Dynamics Ecological Model: feedback loop methodology applied to fish nursery restoration”, Ecological Economics, Vol. 140, 46-57.

• Neve, M. and B. Hamaide (2017) “Environmental Kuznets Curve with Adjusted Savings as a Tradeoff between Environment and Development”, Australian Economic Papers, Vol 56(1), 39-58.
• Albers, H. ; Busby, G. ; Hamaide, B. ; Ando, A. and Polasky, S. (2016) “Spatially-Correlated Risk in Nature Reserve Site Selection”, PLoS (Public Library of Science) One, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0146023 
• Hamaide, B ; V. Colson, P. Lejeune and J. Rondeux (2014) “Recreational value of regional forests: the case of Belgium’s Walloon Region”, International Journal of Sustainable Society, Vol 6(4), 319-335.
• Hamaide, B.; H. J. Albers and G. Busby (2014) “Backup coverage models in nature reserve site selection with spatial spread risk heterogeneity”, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, vol 48, 158-167.
• Cordier, M.; J. Perrez-Agundez, W. Hecq, B. Hamaide, (2014) “A guiding framework for ecosystem services monetization in ecological-economic modeling”, Ecosystem Services, Vol 8, 86-96.
• Hamaide, B. and J. Sheerin (2011): “Species Protection from Current Reserves: Economic and Biological Considerations, Spatial Issues and Policy Evaluations”.  Ecological Economics, vol. 70, 667-675

• François, M. and B. Hamaide (2011): “Certified Emissions Reduction Weights for Improved CDM Projects”, Environmental Policy and Governance, vol. 21, 31-41

• Hamaide, B.;  J. Williams and C. ReVelle (2009): “Cost-Efficient Reserve Site Selection Favoring Persistence of Threatened and Endangered Species”, Geographical Analysis, vol 41, 66-84. 

• Lixon, B.;  P. Thomassin and B. Hamaide (2008): “Industrial Output Restriction and the Kyoto Protocol: An Input-Output Approach with Application to Canada”, Ecological Economics, vol.68, 249-258.

• Hamaide, B. and J. J. Boland (2006): “Cost-Benefit Analysis Is Useful In Evaluating Climate Change Policies”, World Resource Review, Vol.18, nr.2, p.427-438.

• Hamaide, B.; C. ReVelle and S. Malcolm (2006): “Biological Reserves, Rare Species and the Tradeoff Between Species Abundance and Species Diversity”, Ecological Economics, Vol.56, nr.4, p.570-583.

• Hamaide, B. (2004) : “Analyse économique de l’effet de serre et pertinence du Protocole de Kyoto”, Economie Appliquée, Vol.52, nr. 2, 147-169.

• Hamaide, B. (2003): ““Economic” and “Political” Cooperation in Various Climate Policy Scenarios”, Climate Policy, Vol. 3, nr 2, 71-78
• Hamaide, B. and J. J. Boland (2000): “Benefits, Costs and Cooperation in Greenhouse Gas Abatement”, Climatic Change, Vol 47, 239-258.

Book and Journal (Ed) 

• Hamaide, B. (Ed.) (2022), “Sustainability and the Environmental Kuznets Curve Conjecture”, Sustainability, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 130p.
• Fagnart, J-F et B. Hamaide (Ed.) (2012), “Environnement et développement économique”,  Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, vol 51(4), 120 pages.
• Hamaide, B. et S. Brunet (Ed) (2012), “Développement durable et économie environnementale régionale”, Publication des FUSL, Brussels, Belgium, 286p.

Book chapters

• Efio, S, Sogbohossou, Z.Y. Magno, B. Hamaide, M.R.B. Houinato, M. Habiyaremye, B.A. Sinsi and C.R. Tossou (2022): “Socio-economic implications of crop raiding around Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, northern Benin”, in M. Benhassi et al (Eds): “The Food Security, Biodiversity and Climate Nexus”, pages 309-323, Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12586-7_16

• Brunet, S. et Hamaide, B. (2012) : “Introduction : Analyse du développement durable et applications régionales” in B. Hamaide and S. Brunet (Ed.) “Développement durable et économie environnementale régionale”, Publication des FUSL, Brussels, Belgium, p.7-10.

• Hamaide, B. (2012): “Evaluation de la durabilité” in B. Hamaide and S. Brunet (Ed.) “Développement durable et économie environnementale régionale”, Publication des FUSL, Brussels, Belgium, p.33-38.

• Hamaide, B. (2008) : « Biodiversité et réserves naturelles, croisement entre les analyses biologiques, mathématiques et économiques ».  In C. Eberhard ed. « Traduire nos responsabilites planetaires. Recomposer nos paysages juridiques ».  Bruylant Academia, Brussels, p.547-565.

• Hamaide, B.;  J. Sheerin and C. Tingsabadh (2008): “Nature Reserve Selection for Endangered Species Considering Habitat Needs : The Case of Thailand”, in C. C. Pertsova (Ed.) “Ecological Economics Research Trends”, Nova Science Publishers, Chapter 10, pages 207-229. 

• Hamaide, B. et X. Wauthy (2004): “Star Academy: un OVNI économique?”, in Y. Cartuyvels (Ed.) : « Star Academy : un objet pour les sciences humaines », Publications des Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Bruxelles, p.137-156.

• Hamaide, B. (2002): « (In)efficience, (in)efficacité et (in)égalité de la politique économique et des négociations sur les changements climatiques », in E. Guttmann et al. (ed.), Cahier du CRISES HS-05, Université du Québec à Montréal, p.240-259.

PhD Theses

Co-Director of the Ph.D Thesis in economics of Mr. Martin Neve, Université Saint-Louis, April 2017 with Pr. J-F Fagnart.

Co-Director of the Ph.D Thesis in economics and management of Mr. Sylvain Efio, Université Saint-Louis, Joint thesis between the Université Saint-Louis and the Université Abomey-Calavi, Benin, June 2023 with Pr. R. Tossou

Member of the Follow Up Committee and of the Jury for the PhD Thesis of Mr. Thomas Dogot, ULiège, Gembloux, 2004; Mr. Vincent Colson, ULiège, Gembloux, 2009; Mr. Matéo Cordier, Université de Versailles à Saint Quentin, France, 2011; Mrs Audrey Polard, ULB, 2012; Mr. Laurent Lievens, UCL-Mons, 2015; Mr. Ben Kpanou, ULiège Gembloux, 2024; Mr. Gauthier Michiels