I am an assistant professor at Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT. I am also a fellow member of the African Studies Centre Leiden at Leiden University. I was a visiting researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) at Oslo and the Center for Economic Catch-Up at Seoul. 

Research

• Tiganasu, Ramona, Alexandru Banica, & Pui-Hang Wong. Twin transitions. (R&R. World Development)

• Wong, Pui-Hang, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp. Teleworking and the geography of residential mobility. (R&R. Annals of Regional Science)

• Collazos-Ortiz, Maria Antonieta & Pui-Hang Wong, and David Andres Londono-Bedoya. Resource curse and intergovernmental transfers. (R&R)

• Wong, Pui-Hang, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp. Mobility and wellbeing. (R&R)

• Trang Thi Pham & Pui-Hang Wong. Internet access and youth’s mental health and well-being: Evidence from Ethiopia. (submitted) 

• (To be submitted) Wong, Pui-Hang and Tsz-Nga Wong. Strategic complementarity and the rise of polarization: Theory and evidence.

• (To be submitted) Moore, Lindsey, Mindel van de Laar, Pui-Hang Wong, Cathal O'Donoghue. Making impact with agricultural development projects.

• (To be submitted) Ramani, Shyama, Pui-Hang Wong, Vivek Claver. Steering a behavioral transition: From open defecation to toilet usage for sustainability.

• Wong, Pui-Hang, Ortrun Merkle & Melissa Siegel, 2024. Remittance receivers as targets for corruption in Latin America, Journal of Development Studies, 60(2): 324-343.

• Wong, Pui-Hang, & Celbis, M. Guney. 2019. Human rights, income and international migration. International Migration, 57(3), 98-114.

• Celbis, M. Güney, Pui-Hang Wong, & Tatjana Guznajeva. 2018. Regional integration and the economic geography of Belarus. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 59(3-4), 462-495.

• Wong, Pui-Hang, 2016. How can political trust be built after civil wars? Evidence from post-conflict Sierra Leone, Journal of Peace Research, 53(6): 772-785.

Teaching

2024/2025

• Peace and Justice (BA Global Studies)

• From Climate Conflict to Climate Justice (Minor in Sustainability)

• Peacebuilding and Development (MSc in Public Policy)

• Methods for Policy Analysis (MSc in Public Policy)

• Advanced Methods for Policy-Relevant Research and Analysis (MSc in Public Policy)

I am also supervising bachelor, master and PhD theses.