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

Selected Publications

•  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.

• Celbiş, M. Guney, Wong, Pui-Hang., Karima Kourtit, & Peter Nijkamp. 2023. Job satisfaction and the ‘Great resignation’: An exploratory machine learning analysis. Social Indicators Research, 170(3), 1097-1118.

• Wong, Pui-Hang., Karima Kourtit, & Peter Nijkamp. 2021. The ideal neighbourhoods of successful ageing: A machine learning approach. Health & Place, 72, 102704.

• 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. 

Work in Progress

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

• Wong, Pui-Hang, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp. Urban-Rural migration in Europe. (2nd 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 well-being. (R&R)

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

• Ramani, Shyama, Pui-Hang Wong, Vivek Claver. Open defecation in India

• Trang Thi Pham, Pui-Hang Wong. Digital burnout

• Pui-Hang Wong and Russell Wong. Strategic Complementarity and the Rise of Polarization: Theory and Evidence

• Supply chain network (with Antonio Lau)

• Housing and wellbeing

• Human rights (with Ana Maria Torres Chedraui and Gustavo Arosemena) 

Development

Conflict

Migration

Wellbeing

Political Economy

Statistical Learning

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)