Anda DAVID

A specialist in multidimensional inequalities, Anda David joined AFD's research division in December 2015 and is currently responsible for scientific coordination of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities. Based in Mexico after four years in South Africa, she is also an affiliated researcher at the South African Labor and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at the University of Cape Town. 

Her current research projects focus on the impact of emigration on countries of origin (labor market, women’s labor), inequalities, social cohesion and aid effectiveness. She also analyzes inequalities and migration patterns, and coordinates the scientific aspects of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities.

Prior to joining AFD's research division in 2015, Anda David worked on these issues through regular collaborations with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Bank.

Completing her doctorate with the Paris Dauphine/IRD “Development, Institutions and Globalization” (DIAL) joint team, Anda David specialized in development economics, with a focus on migration and the labor market in Middle Eastern and North African countries. During a postdoctoral program at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, she analyzed return migration during periods of crisis. Among her first research projects at AFD, Anda David helped develop computable general equilibrium models to simulate the effects of migration policies.

• "Informality and Inequality: The African Case", with Yoro Diallo and Björn Nilsson, Journal of African Economies, vol. 32, Issue Supplement_2, pp.ii273–ii295 (2023).
• "Spatial inequality through the prism of a pandemic: Covid-19 in South Africa", with M. Shifa and M. Leibbrandt, Scientific African, 13 (2021)
• "Migration and rural development in NENA countries", with Björn, Nilsson Région et Développement, 53 (2021)
• "The economics of the Syrian refugee crisis in neighboring countries – The case of Lebanon", with M.-A. Marouani, C. Nahas and B. Nilsson, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, Early View (2019)
• "Leaving work behind ? The impact of emigration on female labour force participation in Morocco", awith A. Lenoël, International Migration Review n°53, issue 1, pp. 122-153 (2018)
• "Back to Square One : Socioeconomic Integration of Deported Migrants", International Migration Review n°51, issue 1, pp. 127-154 (2018)
• "Migrating out of a crowded labor market: evidence from Egypt", with J. Jarreau, IZA Journal of Development and Migration, n°7, article 6 (2017)
• "Education Mismatch and Return Migration in Egypt and Tunisia", with C.J. Nordman, Espace, populations, sociétés, n°2017/1 (2017)
• "Reintegration upon return: insights from Ecuadorian returnees from Spain", with M. Mercier, R. Mahia and R. de Arce, International Migration n°54, issue 6 (2016)
• "Migration and Employment Interactions in a Crisis Context: the Case of Tunisia", with M.-A. Marouani, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, vol. 23, issue 3 (2015)
• "Poverty Reduction and Growth Interactions: What Can Be Learned From the Syrian Experience?", with M.-A. Marouani, Development Policy Review vol. 30, issue 6, pp. 773-787 (2012)

Working papers

• "An Analytical Framework to Assess Green Transition Jobs in South Africa", with Katherine Davidson, Ariane De Lannoy, Joanna Grotte, Arindam Jana and Murray Leibbrandt, AFD Working Paper Series, n° 334 (2024)
• "International versus International Migration in Egypt: Together or Far Apart", with J. Wahba and N. El-Mallakh, ERF Working Paper Series n°1366 (2019)
• "Social cohesion in times of forced displacement – the case of young people in Jordan", with J. Kuhnt, R. Rischke and T. Lechtenfeld, Courant Research Centre “Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing and Transition Countries” Discussion Papers n°243 (2017)
• "Does International Migration Help them Marry earlier? A Hazard Model for the Case of Egypt", with R. Hendy, ERF Working Paper Series n°1051 (2016)
• "Short and Long-Term Impacts of Emigration on Origin Households: The Case of Egypt", with J. Jarreau, ERF Working Papers Series n°977 (2015)
• "Determinants of emigration: Evidence from Egypt", with J. Jarreau, ERF Working Papers Series n°987 (2016)
• "Skill Mismatch and Return Migration in Egypt and Tunisia", with C.J. Nordman, DIAL Working Papers n°DT/2014-05 (2014)
• "The Labor Mobility-Employment Nexus: A General Equilibrium Analysis for Jordan", with M.-A. Marouani, ERF Working Papers Series n°824 (2013)
• "The Impact of Labor Mobility on Unemployment: A comparison between Jordan and Tunisia", with M.-A. Marouani, ERF Working Papers Series n°824 (2013)
• "International Labor Mobility and Employment Interactions in Tunisia", with M.-A. Marouani, ERF Working Papers Series n°804 (2013)

Books and chapters in collective works 

• "Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges", with Murray Leibbrandt, Vimal Ranchhod and Rawane Yasser (coeds), Africa Development Forum (2025)
• "Les enjeux de la transition juste en Afrique du Sud, dans L'économie africaine 2022. Repères Economie ", with W. Annecke, A. Godin and P. Wolpe, La Découverte (2022)
• "La migration africaine, dans L'économie africaine 2020. Repères Economie", with R. D'Aiglepierre and G. Spielvogel, La Découverte (2022)
• "Internal versus International Migration in Egypt, in Krafft and Assaad (eds) The Egyptian Labor Market - A focus on gender and vulnerability", with N. Elmallakh and J. Wahba, Oxford University Press (2021)
• "Migration to and from Mediterranean Countries, in Mediterra. Migration and Inclusive Rural Development in the Mediterranean​", Presses de Sciences Po (2019)
• "Migration Patterns and Labor Market Outcomes, dans Assaad and Boughzala (eds) The Tunisian Labor Market in an Era of Transition", with M.-A. Marouani, Oxford University Press (2018) 

Other publications to which Anda David has contributed

• "Global Trends in Immigration to OECD Countries from 2000/01 to 2020/21", with Jean-Christophe Dumont, Taehoon Lee and Guénolé Oudry, Migration Data Brief n° 14 (2024)
• "A Global Profile of Emigrants to OECD Countries: Younger and More Skilled Migrants from More Diverse Countries", with Rohen d’Aiglepierre, Charlotte Levionnois, Gilles Spielvogel, Michele Tuccio and Erik Vickstrom, OECD Publishing, No. 239 (2020)
• "Inequality Trends Report: A multidimensional diagnostic of inequality in South Africa" , AFD (2019)
• "Are the characteristics and scope of African migration outside of the continent changing", with R. d’Aiglepierre, J.-C. Dumont and G. Spielvogel, OECD Migration Data Brief n° 5 (2019)
• "The new immigrants: Global trends in migration towards OECD countries", with R. d’Aiglepierre, J.-C. Dumont and G. Spielvogel, OECD Migration Data Brief n° 4 (2019)
• "A Descriptive Analysis of Immigration to and Emigration from the EU: Where Does the EU Stand within OECD?", with J.-N. Senne, OECD Publishing, No. 184 -  (2016)
• "The Impact of Emigration on MENA Labor Markets", with M.-A. Marouani, ERF Policy Brief N° 21 (2016)

• Afrique subsaharienne : les inégalités diminueront-elles d’ici à 2030 ?, February 2025
• Afrique du Sud : Sortir de la dépendance au charbon, podcast "On Dirait les Suds", July 2024
• "Climat : le JETP appliqué au Sénégal pour une « transition énergétique juste »", Le Point, June 2023
• "Pour atteindre les ODD, faut-il placer au centre des politiques, une forme de soutenabilité "forte" ?", podcast Grandes lignes, June 19, 2023