Rose Camille Vincent

Dr. Rose Camille Vincent is an Assistant Professor of Applied Economics at Utrecht University, affiliated with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance. Her academic home is within the School of Economics, specifically the Applied Economics section. She maintains active research affiliations with several prestigious institutions including J-PAL, the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS-TaxDev), United Nations University, the Local Public Sector Alliance, and the World Observatory on Subnational Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI).

Dr. Vincent's research expertise spans Public Economics, Development Economics, and Applied Microeconomics, with particular focus on taxation, local public finance, and service delivery mechanisms. She employs innovative methodologies combining administrative data, remote sensing data, and historical archives to examine public sector institutions and address challenges to state effectiveness in fragile and resource-constrained contexts. Her work bridges theoretical economics with practical policy applications, particularly in developing economies.

Her scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with critical issues in economic development, particularly examining decentralization policies, tax compliance norms, and the relationship between natural resource extraction and public service delivery. The trajectory of her research shows increasing sophistication in spatial econometric methods and a deepening focus on how institutional arrangements affect economic outcomes in developing contexts.

• J-PAL Invited Researcher
• Research Affiliate of the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS-TaxDev)
• Research Affiliate of United Nations University
• Board Member of the Local Public Sector Alliance
• Academic contributor to the World Observatory on Subnational Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI)

Dr. Vincent's academic trajectory shows a strong foundation in both European and international academic networks. Prior to her current position at Utrecht University, she served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of Public Economics of ETH Zürich. Her dual PhD in Economics from Maastricht University and Université Clermont-Auvergne (CERDI-CNRS) reflects her international academic training and cross-cultural research perspective. Her work has attracted significant attention, with multiple publications featured in high-impact journals and picked up by news outlets and policy organizations.

Her research program centers on understanding the institutional foundations of effective public finance and service delivery, particularly in developing contexts. She leads projects examining how decentralization affects economic development, how tax compliance norms operate across different governance structures, and how resource extraction impacts local public services. Her methodological approach combines rigorous econometric analysis with deep contextual understanding of local governance structures.