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Rodolphe DESBORDES

Professor

Academy: Globalization

Research centre: SKEMA Centre for Global Risks

Location: PARIS

email: rodolphe.desbordes@skema.edu

Biography

Publications

Career

Rodolphe Desbordes is a Professor in Economics at SKEMA Business School. He was previously a Reader in Economics at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK. He holds a BA in Political Science (Sciences Po Paris) and a PhD in International Economics (University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne). He has widely published in the fields of foreign direct investment, economic growth, and applied econometrics. He has visited the IMF, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. He provides consulting services to various governments, international organisations, and private entities. He has strong research links with LIEPP-Sciences Po Paris and GREQAM (Aix-Marseille University).

Peer-reviewed journal articles

CAMACHO, C., DESBORDES, R. and LA TORRE, D. (2024). A time-space integro-differential economic model of epidemic control. Economic Theory, 77(1-2), pp. 307-348.

DESBORDES, R. and EBERHARDT, M. (2024). Climate change and economic prosperity:Evidence from a flexible damage function. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 125, pp. 102974.

D'ALBIS, H., AUGERAUD-VÉRON, E., COULIBALY, D. and DESBORDES, R. (2024). Covid-19 and mobility: determinant or consequence? Economic Theory, 77(1-2), pp. 261-282.

DESBORDES, R. (2022). Financial foreign direct investment and the economic performance of developing countries. Review of International Economics, 30(4), pp. 1229-1257.

BONO, P.H., DAVID, Q., DESBORDES, R. and PY, L. (2022). Metro infrastructure and metropolitan attractiveness. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 93, pp. 103757.

AZÉMAR, C., DESBORDES, R., MELINDI GHINI, P. and NICOLAI, J.P. (2022). Winners and losers of the COVID-19 pandemic: An excess profits tax proposal. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 24(5), pp. 1016-1039.

BOUCEKKINE, R., DESBORDES, R. and MELINDI GHINI, P. (2021). A Theory of Elite-Biased Democracies. Mathematical Social Sciences, 112, pp. 159-166.

DESBORDES, R. (2021). Spatial dynamics of major infectious diseases outbreaks: A global empirical assessment. Journal of Mathematical Economics, 93, pp. 102493.

AZÉMAR, C., DESBORDES, R. and WOOTON, I. (2020). Is International Tax Competition Only about Taxes? A Market-Based Perspective. Journal of Comparative Economics, 48(4), pp. 891-912.

FRANSSEN, L. and DESBORDES, R. (2019). Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity: A Cross-Country, Multisector Analysis. Asian Development Review, 36(1), pp. 54-79.

DAVIES, R.B., DESBORDES, R. and RAY, A. (2018). Greenfield versus merger and acquisition FDI: Same wine, different bottles? Canadian Journal of Economics, 51(4), pp. 1151-1190.

DESBORDES, R., KOOP, G. and VICARD, V. (2018). One size does not fit all… panel data: Bayesian model averaging and data poolability. Economic Modelling, 75, pp. 364-376.

DESBORDES, R. and WEI, S.J. (2017). Foreign direct investment and external financing conditions: Evidence from normal and crisis times. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 119(4), pp. 1129-1166.

DESBORDES, R. and WEI, S.J. (2017). The effects of financial development on foreign direct investment. Journal of Development Economics, 127, pp. 153-168.

DESBORDES, R. and KOOP, G. (2016). Should we care about the uncertainty around measures of political-economic development? Journal of Comparative Economics, 44(3), pp. 752-763.

DAVIES, R.B. and DESBORDES, R. (2015). Greenfield FDI and skill upgrading: A polarized issue. Canadian Journal of Economics, 48(1), pp. 207-244.

AZÉMAR, C. and DESBORDES, R. (2013). External finance dependence and FDI responsiveness to corporate taxes. Applied Economics Letters, 20(16), pp. 1472-1476.

AZÉMAR, C. and DESBORDES, R. (2013). Has the Lucas Paradox been fully explained? Economics Letters, 121(2), pp. 183-187.

DESBORDES, R. and VERARDI, V. (2012). A Robust Instrumental-Variables Estimator. STATA Journal, 12(2), pp. 169-181.

AZÉMAR, C., DARBY, J., DESBORDES, R. and WOOTON, I. (2012). Market familiarity and the location of South and North MNEs. Economics and Politics, 24(3), pp. 307-345.

VERARDI, V. and DESBORDES, R. (2012). Refitting the Kuznets curve. Economics Letters, 116(2), pp. 258-261.

DESBORDES, R. (2011). The non-linear impact of life expectancy on economic growth. Economics Letters, 112(1), pp. 116-118.

DESBORDES, R. (2010). Global and diplomatic political risks and foreign direct investment. Economics and Politics, 22(1), pp. 92-125.

AZÉMAR, C. and DESBORDES, R. (2010). Short-run strategies for attracting foreign direct investment. World Economy, 33(7), pp. 928-957.

DESBORDES, R. and VICARD, V. (2009). Bilateral investment treaties and foreign direct investment, an international political perspective. Journal of Comparative Economics, 37(3), pp. 372-386.

BOUCEKKINE, R., DESBORDES, R. and LATZER, H. (2009). How do epidemics induce behavioral changes? Journal of Economic Growth, 14, pp. 233-264.

AZÉMAR, C. and DESBORDES, R. (2009). Public governance, health and foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of African Economies, 18(4), pp. 667-709.

DESBORDES, R. and VAUDAY, J. (2007). The political influence of foreign firms in developing countries. Economics and Politics, 19(3), pp. 421-451.

DESBORDES, R. (2007). The sensitivity of U.S. multinational enterprises to political and macroeconomic uncertainty: A sectoral analysis. International Business Review, 16(6), pp. 732-750.

Book chapters

DEHON, C., DESBORDES, R. and VERARDI, V. (2015). The pitfalls of ignoring outliers in instrumental variables estimations: an application to the deep determinants of development. In: J. Beran, Y. Feng, H. Hebbel eds. Empirical Economic and Financial Research: Theory, Methods and Practices (Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, vol.48). 1st ed. Namur: Springer, pp. 195-213.

DARBY, J., DESBORDES, R. and WOOTON, I. (2013). Institutional quality and FDI to the South: an analytical approach. In: S. Beugelsdijk, S. Brakman J.H., Garretsen H. van Ees eds. Firms in the International Economy: Firm Heterogeneity Meets International Business. 1st ed. Glasgow: MIT Press, pp. 153-172.

DESBORDES, R. and VICARD, V. (2006). Being nice makes you attractive: the FDI - international political relationships nexus. In: Abdel-Gadir Ali (ed.). Issues in the Design of Development policies. 1st ed. Arab Planning Institute.

AZÉMAR, C., DESBORDES, R. and MUCCHIELLI, J.L. (2005). Public institutions and relationships with multinationals corporations' location decisions. In: A. Giroud, A. Mohr, D. Yang eds. Multinationals and Asia: Organizational and institutional relationships. 1st ed. Londres: Routledge, pp. 146-172.

AZÉMAR, C., DESBORDES, R. and MUCCHIELLI, J.L. (2004). Public governance as a key determinant of FDI. In: S. Perrin and F. Sachwald (ed.). Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Leveraging the role of multinationals. 1st ed. Agence Française de Développement, pp. 23-51.

Non peer-reviewed journal articles

AZÉMAR, C., DESBORDES, R. and MUCCHIELLI, J.L. (2007). Do tax sparing agreements contribute to the attraction of FDI in developing countries? International Tax and Public Finance, 14, pp. 543-562.

Conference presentations

DAVIES, R.B. and DESBORDES, R. (2018). Measuring the Impact of SEZs on FDI: An Empirical Assessment. In: Asia FDI Forum IV Special Economic Zones Issues & Implication for investment law. Hong Kong.

DESBORDES, R., BONO, P.H. and DAVID, Q. (2018). Urban infrastructures and city attractiveness for FDI. In: Conference AFSE-DG Tresor. Paris.

Press and social media

DESBORDES, R. (2023). Faut-il signer le certificat de décès de la mondialisation commerciale ? Major Prépa.

DESBORDES, R. (2021). La banalité de la mondialisation. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. (2021). La méritocratie: entre aristocratie et médiocratie. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. (2021). La pandémie des mauvaises idées et leur dépistage. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2021). La rétience face au vaccin; symptôme d'une réticence française ? SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2021). La science à l'époque du sensationnel. SKEMA ThinkForward.

MUNIER, F. and DESBORDES, R. (2021). Le climat; l'enjeu qui peut faire basculer la géopolitique mondiale. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2021). Le populisme contre le peuple ou les avatars d'une idéologie appauvrissante. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R., MUNIER, F., BIDOLET, E., HAGUET, R. and TCHERNEIAN, M. (2021). Le télétravail marque-t-il un tournant dans l'histoire sociale des entreprises ? SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. (2021). Pensée magique, magie de la technologie, technologie magique? SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2021). Religion et développement économique, un couple surprenant. SKEMA ThinkForward.

MUNIER, F., GONCALVES-GÉDEON, J., SCHAUFELBERGER, J. and DESBORDES, R. (2021). Se coiffer ou l'art de renouer avec soi-même. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Chateaux de cartes, licornes et croissance asiatique. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Efficience et résilience - le dilemme de l'allocation des moyens. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R., MUNIER, F. and WANTCHEKON, L. (2020). Esclavage et dissonance cognitive. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Greta ou l'histoire avec un grand H. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). La consilience ou la convergence des savoirs» : une approche de la complexité; une boussole critique; une voie d'action. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). La fable de la grenouille ou la dynamique vicieuse de l'anthropocène. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). La mondialisation de la méfiance. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). La peste justinienne au crible de la consilience. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). La puissance publique au temps de l'épidémie. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R., MUNIER, F., ABBA TERKI, D., CHAPOULART, R. and CHENOUF, I. (2020). La théorie du grand remplacement au prisme de la musique. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). La valeur ignorée. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). L'armée: le renseignement et la consilience. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Le coronavirus révèle plus qu'il n'égalise. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Le crime organisé international: un entrepreneuriat lucratif. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Le réchauffement climatique et la route de la soie russe. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Piège de Thucydide ou oscillation endogène ? Quelle grille de lecture pour les relations sino-américaines ? SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Refoulement de la mort ou défense de la vie ? SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Tatouage et déclin de la religion. SKEMA ThinkForward.

DESBORDES, R. and MUNIER, F. (2020). Une statistique peut en cacher une autre. SKEMA ThinkForward.

COMBE, E. and DESBORDES, R. (2020). Vous avez dit contestabilité du marché? SKEMA ThinkForward.

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DESBORDES, R. (2023). Youth Talks report. Youth Talks.

Education

2005 Doctorate, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

2002 MSc in International and Development Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

2000 Master, Sciences Po Paris, France

Experience

Full-time academic positions

Since 2017 Professor in Economics, SKEMA Business School, France

Other academic affiliations and appointments

2007 - 2017 Reader, University of Strathclyde, Great Britain

2006 - 2007 Post-doc, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Other research activities

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