Researcher

Jean-Francois Maystadt

Research Expertise:Jean-François Maystadt is a Senior Lecturer (hoofddocent) at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB) at University of Antwerp. Before joining IOB, he held positions at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI, Washington DC), the Center for Institutions and Economic Performance (LICOS), and Lancaster University (UK). Jean-François is a development economist specializing in the study of Conflicts, Natural Disasters and Forced Migration. His research is related to the causes and consequences of conflicts and forced migration in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo), Eastern Africa (Tanzania, Somalia, South Sudan, Horn of Africa), Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan), and the Arab world. More specifically, he has worked on the role of weather variations for migration, and its consequences on the labor markets. He has also investigated quantitatively the impact of refugees on the hosting population in developing countries, together with factors facilitating the integration of refugees in the US.

Keywords:CONFLICT ANALYSIS, CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, Economics and applied economics

Disciplines:Agricultural and natural resource economics, environmental and ecological economics, Health, education and welfare economics, International economics, Labour and demographic economics, Economic development, Economywide country studies, Immigration, Economic geography, Geography of mobility and transportation

Research techniques:Quantitative methods: Data analysis, micro-econometrics, applied geography, ... Mixed methods: Review, expert elicitation, ...

Users of research expertise:International and national policy organisations Journalists