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
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2026Vitale, M. (2026). Scholars and Literati at the University of Vienna (1365–1800). Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, 17, 45-54. https://doi.org/10.14428/rete.v17i0/UVienna (Original work published 2026)
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De la Croix, D. (2026). Scholars and Literati at the University of Douai (1559–1793). Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, 17, 29-36. https://doi.org/10.14428/rete.v17i0/douai (Original work published 2026)
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Calabrese, V. (2026). Scholars and Literati at the Académie Philomathique of Paris (1788–1800). Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae, 17, 37-43. https://doi.org/10.14428/rete.v17i0/philomatic (Original work published 2026)
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Vitale, M. (2026). Scholars and Literati at the Accademia Etrusca of Cortona (1727 -1800). Repertorium Eruditorium Totius Europae, 17, 21-28. https://doi.org/10.14428/rete.v17i0/AEtrusca (Original work published 2026)
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Baudin, T., & De la Croix, D. (2026). The Emergence of the Child Quantity-Quality Tradeoff - insights from early modern academics. The Economic Journal. Accepted/in-press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueag080 (Original work published 2026)
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Clément, B., & De la Croix, D. (2026). Scholars and Literati at the University of Caen (1432–1793). Repertorium eruditorium totius Europae, 16, 55-62. https://doi.org/10.14428/rete.v16i0/UCaen (Original work published 2026)
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Angelini, L., Bertinelli, L., Cömertpay, R., & Maystadt, J.-F. (2026). The impact of foreign media on political mobilization during the Arab Spring. World Development, 199, 107218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107218 (Original work published 2026)
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2025Jiang, D., Zhuo, J., Chen, S., Hao, M., Xe, X., Ide, T., Maystadt, J.-F., & et al. (2025). Climate change expected to increase conflict risks over the next decades across sub-Saharan Africa. The Innovation Geoscience, 3(3), 100139. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2025.100139 (Original work published 2025)
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Bousquet, J., Gasten, A., Kadigo, M. M., Maystadt, J.-F., & Salemi, C. (2025). Does perceived labor market competition increase prejudice between refugees and their local hosts?: Evidence from Uganda and Ethiopia. Journal of Development Economics, 175, 103481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103481 (Original work published 2025)
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Ponthière, G., & Stevens, N. (2025). The Morality of Markets. A Critique. Mathematical Social Sciences, 134, 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2024.12.003 (Original work published 2025)
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Peracchi, S. (2025). Migration crisis in the local news: Evidence from the French–Italian border. Journal of Urban Economics, 150, 103808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2025.103808 (Original work published 2025)
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2024Al-Malk, A., Maystadt, J.-F., & Zanardi, M. (2024). The gravity of distance: evidence from a trade embargo. Journal of Economic Geography, 25(2), 175-189. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbae033 (Original work published 2025)
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El-Enbaby, H., Hollingsworth, B., Maystadt, J.-F., & Singhal, S. (2024). Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt. Economics and Human Biology, 54, 101396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101396 (Original work published 2024)
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Oymak, C., & Maystadt, J.-F. (2024). Can refugees improve native children’s health?: evidence from Turkey. Journal of Demographic Economics, 90(1), 521-551. https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2024.1 (Original work published 2024)
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Ecker, O., Al-Malik, A., & Maystadt, J.-F. (2024). Civil Conflict, Cash Transfers, and Child Nutrition in Yemen. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 72(4), 1567-2100. https://doi.org/10.1086/726294 (Original work published 2024)
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Maystadt, J.-F., Mishra, A. K., Mueller, V., & Smoldt, M. (2024). The Causes and Policy Responses to Forced Migration and Environmental Degradation in Africa. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 16, 301-322. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-101123-100528 (Original work published 2024)
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Xie, X., Hao, M., Ding, F., Scheffran, J., Ide, T., Maystadt, J.-F., & et al. (2024). The impacts of climate change on violent conflict risk: a review of causal pathways. Environmental Research Communications, 6(11), 112002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad8a21 (Original work published 2024)
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Bertinelli, L., Cömertpay, R., & Maystadt, J.-F. (2024). Ethnic diversity and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from refugee-hosting areas. Journal of Development Economics, 172, 103393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103393 (Original work published 2025)
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Chen, S., Ding, F., Buil-Gil, D., Hao, M., Maystadt, J.-F., & et al. (2024). The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on fraud in the UK. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11, 1676. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-04201-z (Original work published 2024)
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Beshir, H. A., & Maystadt, J.-F. (2024). Price Shocks and Human Capital: Timing Matters. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 72(4), 1567-1583. https://doi.org/10.1086/724388 (Original work published 2024)
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2023Mariani, F., Mercier, M., & Pensieroso, L. (2023). Left-handedness and economic development. Journal of Economic Growth, 28, 79-123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-022-09212-6 (Original work published 2023)
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Kadigo, M. M., & Maystadt, J.-F. (2023). How to cope with a refugee population? Evidence from Uganda. World Development, 169, 106293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106293 (Original work published 2023)
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Bros, C., Gille, V., & Maniquet, F. (2023). Female labour, status and decision power. Economica, 90(358), 453-476. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12455 (Original work published 2023)
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2023Hernandez, M. A., Ecker, O., Läderach, P., & Maystadt, J.-F. (2023). Forced Migration : Fragility, Resilience, and Policy Responses. In International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (ed.), Global food policy report 2023: Rethinking food crisis responses (p. p. 72-80). International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294417
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