Selected Publications by topics

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, forthcoming in the Journal of Public Economics, 2023. 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.

Immigration and Integration policies

• 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

Economics of natural resources

• 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