Simone Bertoli

Simone Bertoli is a Professor at the School of Economics, University of Clermont Auvergne, and Director of CERDI (Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International). His work focuses on international migration, economic development, and cultural persistence, with courses on international migration and economic development and microeconomics of development. He is affiliated with IZA (Institute of Labor Economics) and collaborates with institutions like the World Bank and OECD.

• Research Themes: Migration determinants, self-selection, cultural transmission, remittances, and policy impacts using microeconomic data.
• Methodology: Employs econometric models, replication studies, and big data (e.g., mobile phone records for refugee mobility).

Publications span journals like Journal of Development Economics and Regional Science and Urban Economics, with recent trends exploring epidemiological frameworks in migration analysis, climate-migration links, and cultural change through replication.

Labs & Teams: Leads CERDI, collaborating with researchers such as Melchior Clerc, Jordan Loper, and Èric Roca Fernández on migration and development projects.