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

Publications

• Wong, Pui-Hang, Karima Kourtit., & Peter Nijkamp (Forthcoming). A Meta-Analysis of Neighbourhood Interventions on Subjective Wellbeing and Mental Health. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 1-37.

• Tiganasu, Ramona, Alexandru Banica, & Pui-Hang Wong. (2025) Catalyzing digital and environmental transformations by institutions in a diverse socio-economic world. World Development., 193, 107052.

• Wong, Pui-Hang, Karima Kourtit., & Peter Nijkamp (2025). The teleworking paradox: the geography of residential mobility of workers in pandemic times. The Annals of Regional Science, 74(1), 1-27.

• 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.

Teaching

2025/2026

• Peace and Justice (BA Global Studies)

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

• Methods for Policy Analysis (MSc in Public Policy)

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

• Innovation Systems, Policy and Sustainability Transitions

I am also supervising bachelor, master and PhD theses.