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Ziesemer, Thomas, Feb 2026, Shaping and Monitoring Resilient Energy Systems, in: Davy van DorenBert Droste-FrankeGabriele Fohr (Editors), Towards Energy System Resilience: Theory, Governance and Practice, Springer, Cham, 55, More information
Ziesemer, Thomas, Feb 2026, Resilience, Shock Prevention, and Interacting Systems, in: van Doren, D., Droste-Franke, B., Fohr (eds.), Towards Energy System Resilience, Springer, Cham, 55, More information
Ziesemer, Thomas, 2026, Trade and Permanent Growth with Domestic and Foreign Capital Goods, and International Capital Movements, Economies, 14(1): 1-25, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/economies14010032, More information
Meijers, Huub & Joan Muysken, 2026, Redirect investment to stimulate the economy, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-003 | Abstract
Rodriguez, Karol, 2026, Economics of Children’s Outcomes: The Role of Policy Interventions and Household Dynamics, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
Coenen, Jo & Luc Soete, 2026, Sustainable urban rail integration: the case of the city of Maastricht, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-002 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/LXYF9718
Pasimeni, Francesco & Tommaso Ciarli, 2026, Coalition formation and the diffusion of shared goods: An agent-based model, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 36(1), DOI: 10.1007/s00191-025-00931-8, More information
Ito, Rodrigo, 2026, Essays on the Extended Effects of International Scientific Mobility, PhD Dissertation Maastricht University
Jost, Charlotte Margarete & Zina Nimeh, 2026, Beyond Monetary Measures: Determinants of Multidimensional Poverty among Vulnerable Older Children and Youth in East Germany. A Perspective from Capability Approach and Capital Theory, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-001 | Abstract
Djidonou, Gbenoukpo Robert , 2026, Essays on labour dynamics and industrial growth: Supply chains, innovation and informality, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
Merkle, Ortrun & Giulia Mori, 2025, Escape or endure?: How corruption fuels women’s migration intentions, in: Sope Williams, Maria Krambia Kapardis, Lisa A. Kihl (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Gender and Corruption, Routledge, London
Merkle, Ortrun & Ina Kubbe, 2025, Women as ‘victims’ of corruption: Addressing gendered vulnerabilities, in: Sope Williams, Maria Krambia Kapardis, Lisa A. Kihl (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Gender and Corruption, Routledge, London
Kubbe, Ina & Ortrun Merkle, 2025, Gender and corruption: International frameworks, challenges, and pathways for inclusive governance, in: Sope Williams, Maria Krambia Kapardis, Lisa A. Kihl (Eds), Routledge Handbook of Gender and Corruption, Routledge, London, 1
Akcan, Melis, David Groep, Jo Ritzen & Nicholas Rounding, 2025, A Strategy for Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty for the Netherlands (2025–2035) Contribution to a Coalition Agreement, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-029 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/ZMFF2486
Nguyen, Trang, Giacomo Domini, Marco Grazzi, Daniele Moschella & Tania Treibich, 2025, Automation and the Margins of Export Performance: Evidence from French Firms, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-028 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/IHIQ7522
Bruder, Maximilian, 2025, Bridging profitability and sustainability, PhD Dissertation Maastricht University
Gamaleldin, Amira, 2025, Resilience of Public Organizations: The Case of the Education Sector in Egypt, PhD Dissertation Maastricht University
Martorano, Bruno, Laura Metzger, Patricia Justino & Francesco Iacoella, 2025, Social movements’ impact on inequality beliefs, preferences for redistribution, and political participation, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-027 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/XMAH4513
Hillenbrand, Tobias, 2025, Reforms welcome? Evidence on the nature of asylum backlash and orderly admissions as a remedy, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-026 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/PZPD3802
Ito, Rodrigo, Fabiana Visentin, Robin Cowan, Diego Chavarro & Tommaso Ciarli, 2025, Local Gains from Global Minds: The Impact of Collaborating with Foreign-Educated Researchers on Non-Mobile Researchers’ Performance, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-025 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/TMWR8460
Mayer Gukovas, Renata , 2025, Human Capital and Occupational Mobility: The Case of Brazil, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-024 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/MYOQ8549
Gassmann, Franziska, Alex Hunns, Julieta Morais & Michaella Vanore, 2025, Targeting humanitarian assistance in refugee operations: a qualitative exploration of costs and benefits in three country case studies, Research project supported by UNHCR and WFP Joint
Programme Excellence and Targeting Hub, More information
Kumar, Praachi & Bruno Martorano, 2025, Social Media and Son Preference: Evidence from India, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-023 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/RPDC3893
Arenas Díaz, Guillermo, Mariacristina Piva & Marco Vivarelli, 2025, Artificial intelligence as a complement to other innovation activities and as a method of invention, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-022 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/AEJJ9309
Ritzen, Jo, 2025, Generative AI: A Double-Edged Sword for Western Democracy, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-021 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/BXZF3714
Bonaglia, Davide, 2025, Essays on the creation and diffusion of novel technologies, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
Menéndez De Medina , Mercedes, 2025, Technological Change and Production Specialisation in the Green and Digital Transition, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
Muratovska, Milka, Ina Kubbe & Ortrun Merkle, 2025, Corruption as a Gendered Barrier: Informal Institutions and the Limits of Democratization in North Macedonia, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-020 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/EIYG4072
Meshkovska, Biljana, Arjan E. R. Bos & Melissa Siegel, 2025, Sex work in a post-trafficking context: A qualitative study from the viewpoint of survivors and service providers in Europe, International Review of Victimology, Online, DOI: 10.1177/02697580251369521, More information
Dedho, Negash Haile, 2025, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? Host Country Corruption, Multinational Firms’ Foreign Direct Investment, and Innovation, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
Siruno, Lalaine & Arjen Leerkes, Sep 2025, Getting into the flow - what do we know now, 15 years since CLANDESTINO?, in: Denis Kierans
Albert Kraler, Handbook on Irregular Migration Data: Concepts, Methods and Practices, University of Krems Press, Krems, More information
Kierans, Denis & Lalaine Siruno, Sep 2025, What are good quality data on a phenomenon that is hard to measure?, in: Denis Kierans
Albert Kraler, Handbook on Irregular Migration Data: Concepts, Methods and Practices, University of Krems Press, Krems, More information
Moore, Lindsey, Mindel van de Laar, Pui-hang Wong & Cathal O'Donoghue, 2025, Integrating human-centered AI for land use policy: Insights from agricultural interventions in international development, Land Use Policy, 158, DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107716, More information
Sattarova, Ulkar, 2025, The implementation and evaluation of Problem-Based Learning in Azerbaijani Higher, PhD dissertation Maastricht University, More information
Pietrobelli, Carlo & Jorge Valverde, 2025, Avenues to Maximizing Value Added from Critical Minerals, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-019 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/HQBR9588
Hillenbrand, Tobias & Melissa Siegel, Feb 2025, Reforms welcome?! This is where Germans agree on refugee and asylum migration, Blog post website UNU-MERIT, More information
Ziesemer, Thomas, 2025, A data set for domestic and foreign private and public R&D stocks and labour-augmenting technical change for 44 rich or emerging economies with explorations on panel unit roots, cointegration, growth rate slowdown, and con- or divergence, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-018 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/IRZP8539
Hillenbrand, Tobias, Bruno Martorano, Laura Metzger & Melissa Siegel, 2025, Humanitarian concerns and threat perceptions: An analysis of the key drivers of refugee attitudes in Germany, Migration Studies, 13(3), DOI: 10.1093/migration/mnaf025, More information
Merkle, Ortrun, Jun 2025, Gendertransformativ, wirksam, integer: Korruption und Geschlechterungleichheit gemeinsam überwinden!, Die Publikation „Gendertransformativ, wirksam, integer: Korruption und Geschlechterungleichheit gemeinsam überwinden!“ wurde von der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Sektorvorhaben Antikorruption und Integrität, im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) beauftragt, More information
Ziesemer, Thomas, 2025, Endogenous R&D elasticities of productivity functions and BERD bias: Explorations of functional coefficient regressions, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-017 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/HGYA6809
Vargas-Silva, Carlos, Arjen Leerkes, Denis Kierans, Lalaine Siruno & Albert Kraler, 2025, Tools for collecting information on irregular migration estimates and indicators, Open Research Europe, DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.20695.1, More information
Boutros, Pierre, Eliana Diodati, Michele Pezzoni & Fabiana Visentin, 2025, Does Training in AI Affect PhD Students’ Careers? Evidence from France, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2025-016 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/EPFW4463
Collazos Ortiz, Maria, Pui-hang Wong & David Andrés Londoño Bedoya, 2025, The impact of political alignment on resource rent distribution in Colombia, Regional & Federal Studies, DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2025.2520972, More information
Galam, Roderick & Lalaine Siruno, 2025, Concession, cooperation and contestation: Filipino undocumented migrant domestic workers in the UK and the Netherlands navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/01171968251348252, More information
Ito, Rodrigo, Diego Chavarro, Tommaso Ciarli, Robin Cowan & Fabiana Visentin, 2025, From Drains to Bridges: The role of internationally mobile PhD students in linking non-mobile with foreign scientists, Journal of Development Economics, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103577, More information
Pham-Thi, Trang, 2025, Mobile Internet Diffusion and Development Impacts: Evidence and Heterogeneity Effects, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
Valverde, Jorge, 2025, Essays on Economic Complexity, International Trade and Minerals Economics, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
Cespedes Quiroga, Mauricio, 2025, The Challenges of South America’s Lithium Triangle: Industrial Policies for an Emerging Global Value Chain, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
da Mota Darós, Márcia, 2025, Innovative capacity in low-tech service firms: An analysis of the Brazilian boutique hotels and pest control sectors, PhD dissertation Maastricht University
Rataj, Olga, 2025, The Role of Entrepreneurs and Financiers in the Circular Economy Transitions in Differing Geographical Contexts, PhD dissertation Maastricht University