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
Climate-induced migration should be studied in a broader context of adaptation and mitigation (June 2025)
with C. Cattaneo, S. Shayegh, et al.
Conditionally accepted, 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
Green Development
with J. Cruz, K. Desmet, and E. Rossi-Hansberg
Climate Change Adaptation and Structural Transformation
with A. Groeger
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