I study questions in environmental and development economics using tools from spatial economics and international trade.
Here is my CV and Google Scholar.
Climate Change and Migration: The Case of Africa (November 2025)
CESifo Distinguished Research Affiliate Prize | Latest version | Replication
Conditionally accepted, Journal of the European Economic Association
Green Development
with J. Cruz, K. Desmet, and E. Rossi-Hansberg
Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Economies
with A. Groeger
Broadening Climate Migration Research Across Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation (Jan 2026)
with C. Cattaneo, S. Shayegh, et al. | Published version
Nature Climate Change
On the Geographic Implications of Carbon Taxes (April 2025)
with K. Desmet and E. Rossi-Hansberg | Published version | Replication
The Economic Journal
The Power of Markets: Impact of Desert Locust Invasions on Child Health (2023)
with L. Piemontese and A. Tapsoba | Published version | Replication
Journal of Health Economics
Local Sectoral Specialization in a Warming World (2021)
with K. Desmet, D. Nagy, and E. Rossi-Hansberg | Published version | Replication
Journal of Economic Geography
Adapting to Climate Change Across Space: Policy Recommendations for Europe, in EconPol Forum, 2025
with H. Massoni | Published version
Climate Change, Migration, and Urbanization, in: Zimmermann, K.F. (Ed.), Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, Springer, 2023 | Pre-print | Published version
Trade to Adapt: Changing Specialization to Cope with Climate Change, in: Weder di Mauro, B. (Ed.), Combatting Climate Change: A CEPR Collection, E-book, 2021
with K. Desmet, D. Nagy, and E. Rossi-Hansberg | Published version
Spatial Development and Mobility Frictions in Latin America: Theory-Based Empirical Evidence (2021)
with E. Ianchovichina | WB Policy Research WP 10071 | Old slides
Quality of Institutions and Structural Transformation in Northern Africa (2019)
with Z. Benhamouche, T. Fetzer, and H. Mueller | Policy brief | Full text