Jean-Francois Maystadt

Prof. Jean-Francois Maystadt is a renowned development economist holding the position of Professor at the Economic School of Louvain, UCLouvain, and Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University. He also serves as a Research Associate at the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique - FNRS and an invited lecturer at Sciences Po (Economics of Conflict). His research focuses on conflicts, climate change, and migration, particularly in developing countries.

• PhD in Economics from Université catholique de Louvain (2010), supervised by Jacques Thisse.
• Former research fellowships at CORE (UCLouvain), IFPRI (Washington DC), KU Leuven, and University of Antwerp.
• Currently holds a fractional appointment at Lancaster University.

His research interests include Development Economics, Environmental Economics, and the political economy of conflict. Notable projects include analyzing the impact of road infrastructure on food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (collaboration with Luisito Bertinelli) and investigating the effects of refugees on host communities' health and labor markets.

Publications (36+ since 2012) address topics like climate-conflict linkages, refugee integration, and policy responses to displacement. His work has been published in top journals such as Journal of Development Economics, Nature, and Journal of Economic Geography.

Grants include a FNRS-FNR supported project on roads and food security in SSA. He collaborates widely, including with institutions like IFPRI and the Luxembourg National Research Fund.

Future projects include an international workshop in 2025 to present findings on sustainable development in Africa.