Jean-Pascal BASSINO

Professor Jean-Pascal BASSINO is an economics professor at Université de Lyon, affiliated with École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon). His research focuses on economic history, development economics, environmental economics, and Asian economic studies. He examines long-term economic trends in Japan and Southeast Asia, including industrial policies, living standards, and the impact of climate on socioeconomic outcomes. Notably, he has analyzed Japan's Meiji-era economic transformation, regional inequality dynamics, and the historical roots of Asia's economic divergence from Europe.

Key research areas include:

• Economic history of East Asia
• Climate shocks and human development
• Colonial economic legacies
• Pre-modern fiscal systems
• Business networks in ASEAN
• Covid-19's socioeconomic impacts

His work combines quantitative analysis with archival research, producing influential studies on GDP comparisons between Asia and Europe, historical wage data, and the interplay between environmental factors and economic growth. He maintains an active publication record across diverse topics including pandemic economics, stock market dynamics in pre-war Japan, and the role of expatriate employment in multinational firms.