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.

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.

• Collazos-Ortiz, M. A., & Pui-Hang Wong. 2024. The effects of resource rents and elections on human capital investment in Colombia. Resources Policy, 89, 104578.

• 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

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

• (submitted) Tiganasu, Ramona, Alexandru Banica and Pui-Hang Wong. Digital and environmental transformations

• 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) 

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)