Hein de Haas is a Research Officer at the International Migration Institute, part of the James Martin 21st Century School.
He has a PhD in development studies and an MA (cum laude) in human and environmental geography. He previously held positions at the University of Nijmegen and the University of Amsterdam and was a visiting fellow at the American University in Cairo.
His research focuses on the linkages between migration and broader development processes, primarily from the perspective of migrant-sending societies. He did extensive fieldwork in the Middle East and North Africa and, particularly, Morocco. His current research interests include: migration and development, migration determinants, transnationalism, migration transitions and trans-Saharan migration to north-Africa.
Recently, Hein has been selected to receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC), to study the determinants of international migration through a theoretical and empirical assessment of policy, origin and destination effects. For more information pleasee see IMI for details.
Recent publications:
de Haas, Hein and Roald Plug (2006) Trends in migrant remittances from Europe to Morocco 1970-2005. Forthcoming in International Migration Review 40(3).
de Haas, Hein (2005) International migration, remittances and development: myths and facts. Third World Quarterly, 26(8): 1269-1284.
de Haas, Hein (2005) Morocco 's migration transition: Trends, Determinants and Future Scenarios. Geneva: Global Commission on International Migration. Click here to download full publication.