Brain Drain-Brain Gain
"Brain Drain and Economic Growth : Theory and Evidence", Journal of Development Economics, 2001, 64 (1), pp. 275-289 (joint with F. Docquier et H. Rapoport)
"Brain Drain and LDC's Growth: winners and losers ", The Economic Journal, 118, 1-27 (joint with F. Docquier et H. Rapoport).
A Panel Data Analysis of the Brain Gain, with F. Docquier and C. Defoort, World Development, 2011, 39(4), pp 523-532.
On the Robustness of Brain Drain Estimates, with F. Docquier and H. Rapoport, Annales d'Economie et de Statistique. 2010, 97/98 , 143-166
Network effects in international migration
The role of networks for migration flows: an update, International Journal of Manpower, 2016, 37 (7), 1154-1171.
Dissecting Network Externalities in International Migration, joint with F. Docquier and C. Ozden, Journal of Demographic Economics, 2015, 81 (4), 379-408.
Network Effect in International Migration: Does Education Matter More than Gender? joint with Sara Salomone, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013, 115 (2), 354-380.
International Migration, Transfers of Norms and Home Country Fertility, joint with F. Docquier and M. Schiff, Canadian Journal of Economics, 2013, 46 (4), 1406-1430
Skilled migration and the transfer of institutional norms, joint with Khalid Sekkat, IZA Journal of Migration, 2013, 2 (9), 2-19.
Diasporas, joint with F. Docquier and C. Ozden, 2011, Journal of Development Economics, 95, 30-41
Student Migration
The Determinants of International Mobility of Students, joint with L. Ragot and R. Noël, Economics of Education Review, 2014, 41C, 40-54.
La mobilité internationale des étudiants: causes et déterminants, Regards économiques, Avril 2017, numéro 132. Disponible @ http://www.regards-economiques.be/images/reco-pdf/reco_171.pdf
The Role of Tuition Fees in Foreign Education: Evidence from Italy, joint with Marco Delogu and Lionel Ragot, Forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Geography, 2020, 20 (2), 571-600.
International College Students’ Impact on the US Skilled Labor Supply, with G. Peri and M. Raux, Journal of Public Economics, 2023. Vol. 223. 104917. Long version : PDF here.
Climate Change and Migration
Climatic Factors as Determinants of International Migration, joint with C. Parsons, the Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2015, 117 (2), 723-767.
Climatic Factors as determinants of Migration: Redux, joint with C. Parsons, CES IFO Economic Studies, 2017, 63(4), 385-402.
Human Migration in the Era of Climate Change, joint with Cristina Cattaneo, Christiane Fröhlich, Dominic Kniveton, Immacula Martinez-Zarzoso, Marina Mastrorillo, Katrin Millock, Etienne Piguet, and Benjamin Schraven, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Volume 13, Issue 2, Summer 2019, Pages 189–206. DOI: 10.1093/reep/rez008.
A Meta-Analysis of the Literature on Climate Change and Migration, joint with L. Jeusette, forthcoming in the Journal of Demographic Economics. PDF here
Climate Change, Migration, and Voice joint with I. Noy and C. Parsons. Climate Change, 167, 8, 2021. PDF here. Testing the hypothesis that there is a substitution between emigration and voicing in developing countries subject to climate change and emigration restrictions.
Measuring and Comparing Migration, Asylum and Naturalization Policies Globally: Challenges and Solutions, Forthcoming in Global Policy, joint with A. Boucher, B. Burgoon; S. Challen; M. Crock; J. Gest; M. Hiscox; P. McGovern; E. Thielemann; H. Rapoport, 2015.
Measuring Immigration Policies: Preliminary Evidence from IMPALA, joint with Brian B. Burgoon; Mary Crock; Justin Gest; Michael Hiscox; Patrick McGovern; Hillel Rapoport; Eiko Thielemann, CESifo Economic Studies , 2015; 61 (3/4), 527-559; doi: 10.1093/cesifo/ifu038.
The Evolution of Immigration and Asylum Policy in Luxembourg: Insights from IMPALA, joint with B. Souy, Critical Quarterly for Legislation and Law, 2016, 2, 132-153.
Immigration and Internal Mobility in Canada, joint with S. Coulombe, Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31(1), 69-106 PDF here.
Do Potential Migrants Internalise Migrants Rights in OECD Host Societies ? Joint with J. Machado and I. Ruyssen, Journal of Canadian Economics, 2020, 53 (4), 1429-1456. PDF here.
Other works on migration
A Practitioner's guide to Gravity Models of International Migration, joint with Simone Bertoli and Jesus Fernandez-Huerta-Moraga, The World Economy, 2016, 39 (4), 496-512.
Dutch Disease and the Mitigation Effect of Migration : Evidence from Canadian Provinces, joint with S. Coulombe and W. Vermeulen, The Economic Journal, 2015, 152 (589), 1574-1615.
Financial Integration and Remittances, with E. Lodigiani and R. Vermeulen, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42 (5) 844-857.
Measuring International Skilled Migration: A New Database Controlling for Age of Entry, the World Bank Economic Review, 2007, 21: 249 - 254. (joint with F. Docquier et H. Rapoport).
Aggregate Fluctuations and International Migration, joint with P. Bourgeon and J.C. Bricongne, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2019, 121(1), 117-152.
Immigration and Internal Mobility in Canada, joint with S. Coulombe, Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31(1), 69-106, PDF here.PDF here.
Do Potential Migrants Internalise Migrant Rights in OECD Host Societies ? Joint with J. Machado and I. Ruyssen, forthcoming in the Canadian Journal of Economics.
Refugee Mobility: Evidence from Phone Data in Turkey, with L. Bertinelli, R. Comertpay, A. Litina, J-F Maystadt and B. Zou, in Guide to Mobile Data Analytics in Refugee Scenarios, in Albert Ali Salah, Alex Pentland, Bruno Lepri and Emmanuel Letouzé (eds) , 433-449. 2019.
A Gravity Analysis of Refugee Mobility Using Mobile Phone Data, joint with L. Bertinelli, R. Comertpay, A. Litina and J-F. Maystadt. Journal of Development Economics, 150, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102618. We track internal movements of refugees in Turkey using phone data and estimate their economic determinants.
An assessment of the impact of targeted interventions in mitigating the adverse drivers of irregular migration and forced displacement Joint with D. Khoudour and J. Taivanen. https://www.undp.org/publications/can-targeted-interventions-mitigate-adverse-drivers-irregular-migration-and-forced ,, with D. Koudhour and J. Taivanen, Mondes en développement, 449-478, 3-4, 2022.
New York, Abu Dhabi, London or New Delhi? Identifying Complex Substitution Patterns in Migration with a Cross-Nested Logit Model, joint with M. Bierlaire and F. Docquier. Forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Geography. PDF here
Moving Parts: Immigration Policy, Internal Migration and Natural Resource Shocks, joint with R. Boadway and S. Coulombe, CD Howe Institute, Commentary num. 446, 2016.
Dutch Disease and the Mitigation Effect of Migration : Evidence from Canadian provinces, joint with S. Coulombe and W. Vermeulen, The Economic Journal, 2015, 152 (589), 1574-1615.
Does the Canadian Economy Suffer From Dutch Disease, with C. Bos and S. Coulombe, Resource and Energy Economics, 2012, 34 (4), 468-492.
Covid-19 Crisis
Covid 19 in Luxembourg : the issue of cross-border workers (article in Fax AGEFI, April 2 2020).Link.
Article on impact of Covid 19 on economy through change in preferences (with A. Dupuy for Forum magazine): Link
Economic Effects of Covid-19 in Luxembourg, collective note written by a consortium of economists from Luxembourg in the context of the Covid-19 task force (WP 7-Economic and Social Effects).Link
Risk preferences and natural disasters
A Natural Experiment on Earthquakes and Risk Preferences, jointly written with Gary Charness , Aranud Dupuy and Majlinda Joxhe, forthcoming in the European Economic Review, 2025.