Dominic Rohner

Dominic Rohner is a Professor of Economics at the Geneva Graduate Institute, holding the André Hoffmann Chair in Political Economics and Governance, and is also a Professor at the University of Lausanne. He co-directs the Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability, serves as a member of the Swiss National Research Council, and is academic director of the ReCIPE research program. Rohner is an Associate Editor of the Economic Journal and a Fellow of multiple research institutions.

• PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge

His research focuses on Political Economy, Conflict Economics, and Development Economics, with a particular emphasis on economic approaches to conflict prevention, nation-building, and the intersection of public policy with global sustainability. He has published extensively in top-tier journals like the American Economic Review and Econometrica.

The trends in his recent publications include conflict prevention, nation-building, health economics, and geoeconomics. His work spans theoretical and applied topics, such as remittances and conflict dynamics, health interventions to mitigate war risks, and the economic implications of democratic governance.

• Co-director of the Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability
• Academic director of the ReCIPE research program