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2026

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D-Index
34
Citations
5974
World Ranking
840
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Philip Verwimp is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and specializes in social sciences, focusing notably on sociology, political science, and development economics. Their research encompasses various subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, safety research, and economics and econometrics.

Verwimp's work addresses a range of interdisciplinary topics related to migration, labor dynamics, education, poverty, child welfare, and demographic trends. Key research themes include:

  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • School Choice and Performance

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on political economy, migration, and education in conflict and post-conflict settings. Notable papers include:

  • Forced Displacement, Migration, and Fertility in Burundi, 2020, Population and Development Review
  • Ethno-regional favoritism and the political economy of school test scores, 2023, Journal of Development Economics
  • Cohesion Among Whom? Stayees, Displaced, and Returnees in Conflict Contexts, 2024, Journal of Conflict Resolution
  • Ethno-Regional Favoritism and the Political Economy of School Test Scores, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • 'It's our turn (not) to learn': the pitfalls of education reform during post-war institutional transformation, 2023, Working Paper Series

Verwimp collaborates frequently with other researchers, notably Patrícia Justino and Tilman Brück, each appearing as co-authors on multiple publications. Other co-authors include Davide Osti, Gudrun Østby, and Sarah Langlotz.

The scholar's research contributions are disseminated primarily through reputable academic venues such as the Journal of Development Economics, Population and Development Review, Journal of Conflict Resolution, SSRN Electronic Journal, and various working paper series. This range of outlets reflects a strong engagement with policy-oriented and theoretical debates in development, conflict, and education economics.

Best Publications

  • Violent conflict and behavior: A field experiment in Burundi

    M.J. Voors;E.E.M. Nillesen;E.H. Bulte;B.W. Lensink

  • Health and Civil War in Rural Burundi

    Tom Bundervoet;Philip Verwimp;Philip Verwimp;Philip Verwimp;Richard Akresh

  • Poverty Dynamics, Violent Conflict, and Convergence in Rwanda

    Patricia Justino;Philip Verwimp

  • Civil war, crop failure, and child stunting in Rwanda

    Richard Akresh;Philip Verwimp;Tom Bundervoet

  • An Economic Profile of Peasant Perpetrators of Genocide Micro-level Evidence from Rwanda

    Philip Verwimp

  • Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality: An Overview

    Mayra Lourdes Buvinic;Monica Das Gupta;Ursula Casabonne;Philip Verwimp

  • The Analysis of Conflict: A Micro-Level Perspective

    Philip Verwimp;Patricia Justino;Tilman Brück

  • Testing the Double-Genocide Thesis for Central and Southern Rwanda:

    Philip Verwimp

  • Machetes and Firearms: The Organization of Massacres in Rwanda

    Philip Verwimp

  • Schooling, Violent Conflict, and Gender in Burundi

    Philip Verwimp;Jan Van Bavel

  • Does Conflict affect Preferences? Results from Field Experiments in Burundi

    Maarten Voors;Eleonora Nillesen;Philip Verwimp;Erwin Bulte

  • The political economy of coffee, dictatorship and genocide

    Philip Verwimp

  • Business under Fire: Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries

    Tilman Brück;Wim Naudé;Philip Verwimp

  • Child Survival and Fertility of Refugees in Rwanda

    Philip Verwimp;Jan Van Bavel

  • Group Formation, Identities, and Violent Mobilization: Evidence from Nigeria and Niger

    Patricia Justino;Tilman Brück;Philip Verwimp

  • Death and survival during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda

    Philip Verwimp

  • The demographic and socio-economic distribution of excess mortality during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda

    Damien de Walque;Philip Verwimp

  • Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries

    Tilman Brück;Wim Naudé;Philip Verwimp

  • Development ideology, the peasantry and genocide: Rwanda represented in Habyarimana's speeches

    Philip Verwimp

  • The microeconomics of violent conflict

    Philip Verwimp;Patricia Justino;Tilman Brück

  • The Bosnian Book of Dead: Assessment of the Database (Full Report)

    Patrick Ball;Ewa Tabeau;Philip Verwimp

  • Measuring Violent Conflict in Micro-level Surveys: Current Practices and Methodological Challenges

    Tilman Bruck;Patricia Justino;Philip Verwimp;Alexandra Avdeenko

  • Entrepreneurship and violent conflict in developing countries

    Tilman Brück;Wim Naudé;Philip Verwimp

  • JOB MARKET PAPER OF JEAN-FRANCOIS MAYSTADT WINNERS AND LOSERS AMONG A REFUGEE-HOSTING POPULATION

    Jean-François Maystadt;Philip Verwimp

  • Measuring Violent Conflict in Micro-Level Surveys

    Tilman Bruck;Patricia Justino;Philip Verwimp;Andrew Tedesco

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Naudé
Wim Naudé RWTH Aachen University
Erwin H. Bulte
Erwin H. Bulte Wageningen University & Research
Robert Lensink
Robert Lensink University of Groningen
Judith K. Bass
Judith K. Bass Johns Hopkins University
Francisco H. G. Ferreira
Francisco H. G. Ferreira London School of Economics and Political Science
John E. Roemer
John E. Roemer Yale University
Keith E. Maskus
Keith E. Maskus University of Colorado Boulder
Brian J. Hall
Brian J. Hall New York University Shanghai
Roger Zetter
Roger Zetter University of Oxford

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