Frédéric Docquier
economist (Université Catholique de Louvain)
Frédéric Docquier (born in Huy (Belgium) on April 27, 1967) is a Belgian economist and Professor of Economics at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain). He ranks as one of the leading economists in the field of international migration, with a focus on brain drain and skilled migration.
Biography
After shortly working as a research assistant at the University of Liège and acquiring an M.A. in economics from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in 1991, Frédéric Docquier did a Ph.D. at the University of the Mediterranean on the topic of public pensions and population ageing under Philippe Michel and Maurice Marchand, graduating in 1995. After a short position as lecturer in Liège, he became a senior lecturer at the University of Lille II in 1997, where he obtained his habilitation under the supervision of Bruno Amable in 2000. Since 2005, Docquier has been a professor of economics at UCLouvain and a research associate of the National Fund for Economic Research, with positions as a visiting professor at e.g. the universities of Paris 1, Clermont-Ferrand, Nantes, Bordeaux IV and Luxembourg. Moreover, Docquier is also affiliated through research fellowships with IZA, CreAM, FERDI, and the Global Labor Organization. Most recently, in 2019, Docquier has taken over the leadership of the Crossing Borders research programme at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). Regarding his editorial activities, Docquier is a present (May 2019) member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Demographic Economics and the review Regards Économiques and a former member of the editorial board of the World Bank Economic Review. His research has been awarded the Milken Institute Award for Distinguished Economic Research (2003) and the Developing Countries Prize 2008 of the KfW.
Research
Frédéric Docquier's research interests include quantitivative development theory, economic growth and, especially, international migration.
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