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Research summary
Frédéric Docquier is Research Program Leader (on Crossing Borders) at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research. He was previously Professor of Economics at the Université catholique de Louvain, and Research Associate at the National Fund for Economic Research. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Aix-Marseille 2. His research interests are in international migration and quantitative development/growth theory. He acted as a ST Consultant for the World Bank and as an external expert for the United Nations (UNESCO and High-Level Panel on the post-2015 Development Agenda) and Agence Française de Développement. He served as Research Director of IRES at UCLouvain between 2008 and 2012. He edited four books and published articles in Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Economic Literature, Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics, and many other journals.
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Education/Academic qualification
Economics and business, PhD, Aix-Marseille Université
Award Date: 25 Nov 1995
Keywords
- HB Economic Theory
- International Migration
- Growth/Development
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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TechnoD: TechnoDiscrimination
Morelli, M. (PI), Peluso, E. (CoI), Andreoli, F. (CoI), Docquier, F. (CoI), Quaresma Brant Chaves, T. (CoI), Gathmann, C. (CoI), Menta, G. (CoI), Montorsi, C. (CoI), Verheyden, B. (CoI) & Marconi, G. (Contracting Partner)
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
1/06/25 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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CAIPD 24-28: Cellule d'analyse d'impact des politiques de développement
Tenikue, M. (PI), Docquier, F. (CoI), Burzynski, M. (CoI), Cömertpay, R. (CoI) & Szymanska, A. (CoI)
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes
1/07/24 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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CEI: Cellule d'analyse d'impact des politiques de développement
Tenikue, M. (PI), Docquier, F. (CoI), Burzynski, M. (CoI), Cömertpay, R. (CoI) & Szymanska, A. (CoI)
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes
1/06/22 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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ACROSS: Analysis of CROSS-border human mobility
Docquier, F. (PI), Verheyden, B. (CoI), Tatsiramos, K. (CoI), Caruso, G. (CoI), Bertinelli, L. (CoI), Beine, M. (CoI), Dupuy, A. (CoI), Gathmann, C. (CoI), Peroni, C. (CoI), Picard, P. (CoI), Zanaj, S. (CoI) & Tenikue, M. (CoI)
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
1/10/20 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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ELIR2: ELIR2
Verheyden, B. (PI), Guastalli, E. (CoI), Tenikue, M. (CoI), Machado, J. (CoI) & Docquier, F. (CoI)
Réseau d'étude sur le marché du travail et de l'emploi (RETEL)
15/07/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Evidence-based youth employment policy in Senegal: Insights from the CAIPD
Burzynski, M., Cha'Ngom, N., Cömertpay, R., Docquier, F., Silva-Vargas, M., Szymanska, A. & Tenikue, M., 17 Mar 2026, 15 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
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Refugee employment policies in Luxembourg: Evidence, gaps, and priorities
Brücker, H., Docquier, F. & Fernandez Sanchez, M., 5 May 2026, 10 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
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Immigration and Right Wing Populism: The Vicious Circle of Xenophobia
Docquier, F. & Rapoport, H., 7 Mar 2025, 8 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
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New York, Abu Dhabi, London, or stay at home? Using a cross-nested logit model to identify complex substitution patterns in migration
Beine, M., Bierlaire, M. & Docquier, F., 27 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Economic Geography. 25, 5, p. 685-712 28 p., lbaf007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selective Migration and Economic Development: A Generalized Approach
Cha'ngom, N., Deuster, C., Docquier, F. & Machado, J., Oct 2025, In: International Economic Review. 66, 4, p. 1713-1732 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review