DDLC-CV-1 David de la Croix Curriculum Vitae e-mail: [email protected] Last Update: August, 2021 website: http://www.de-la-croix.be orcid.org/0000-0002-7589-8535 EXPERIENCE Professeur ordinaire (full professor) at Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Invited professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (2000-2001), Université de la Méditerranée, Aix-Marseille (December 1997, December 1998, April 2000, April 2004), Paris X – Nanterre (November 2007), University of Copenhagen (2008), Université de Liège (1994-1995), National Taiwan University (2009), University of Capetown (2012), University of Poznan (2015), NYU Abu Dabi (2018). 1995-2005: Research Associate at the National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium). 1992-1993: Research Fellow at the Rijksuniversiteit Limburg (Maastricht). 1989-1993: Research assistant (1989-1993) and Post doc. Researcher (1993-1995) at the National Fund for Scientific Research. 1989-1990: Military Service. 1988-1989: Research assistant at the Université catholique de Louvain (sociology). EDUCATION 1992: Ph.D. in Economics (Université catholique de Louvain). Director: H. Sneessens. 1988: Master of Arts in Economics (Louvain) with Magna cum laude. 1987: "Licence" in Economics (Namur and Louvain) with Summa cum laude. TEACHING Since 1993 : Teaching macroeconomics, development and growth at the BA and graduate levels (Louvain). AWARDS 2021-2026: ERC advanced grant. 2017-: Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) 2017: Senior Fellow, IMERA, Institute for Advanced Studies, Univ. Aix-Marseille 2015-2017: International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP) DDLC-CV-2 2014-2017: Francqui Research Professorship 2010-2013: United Nations: Panel on New Challenges in Population and Development (IUSSP) 2003-2004: Francqui Chair, Ghent University. 2000-2001: Fulbright research grant. 2000-2001: NATO research grant. Ph.D STUDENTS ADVISING Completed theses as advisor: Alexandra Rillaers (2000), Rafael Munoz (2000), Géraldine Mahieu (2002), Joao Medeiros (2003), Lionel Artige (2004), Fabio Mariani (2005), Tapas Mishra (2006), Carmen Camacho (2007), Alessandro Sommacal (2008), Davide Dottori (2009), Luca Marchiori (2009), Gül Ertan Özgüler (2010), Paolo Melindi Ghidi (2012), Paula Eugenia Gobbi (2013), Emeline Bezin (2015), Pierre Pecher (2016), Hamzeh Arabzadeh (2016), Robert Stelter (2016), Lucia Granelli (2018), Zainab iftikhar (2018), Elisa Rizzo (2018), Fabio Blasutto (2021), Annalisa Frigo (2021). Currently: Fabio Blasutto, Annalisa Frigo, Keiti Kondi, Arnaud Deseau SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS – BOOKS as single author De la Croix D., Fertility, Education, Growth and Sustainability, Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1107029590. De la Croix D. and P. Michel, A Theory of Economic Growth: Dynamics and Policy in Overlapping Generations, Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0521001151. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS – JOURNAL ARTICLES (REFEREED) 58 coauthors, 95 published papers, 2 books as single author, 6271 citations (G. Scholar), 1831citations in Scopus. h-index: 36 according to G. Scholar, 21 according to Scopus In Repec, among the top 1% authors at the world level according to 38 criteria, among which: Number of Distinct Works, Number of Citations, h-index, Number of Journal Pages, Strength of students. 1. De la Croix D., and M. Doepke, A Soul’s View of the Optimal Population Problem Mathematical Social Sciences 112, 98-108, 2021a. 2. Stelter R., De la Croix D. and M. Myrskylä, Leaders and Laggards in Life Expectancy among European Scholars from the Sixteenth to the Early Twentieth Century, Demography, 58, 111-135, 2021b. 3. De la Croix D., and A. Pommeret, Childbearing Postponement, its Option Value, and the Biological Clock, Journal of Economic Theory, 193, 2021c. DDLC-CV-3 4. Baudin T., D. De la Croix, P. Gobbi, Endogenous Childlessness and Stages of Development, Journal of the European Economic Association, 18, 83-133, 2020a. 5. De la Croix D., and A. Fabre, A la découverte des professeurs de l’ancienne université d’Aix, depuis ses origines à 1793, Annales du Midi, 131, 379-402, 2019a. 6. De la Croix D., Schneider E. and J. Weisdorf, Childlessness, Celibacy and Net Fertility in Pre-Industrial England: The Middle-class Evolutionary Advantage, Journal of Economic Growth, 24, 223-256, 2019b. 7. Batyra A., De la Croix D., Pierrard O., and H. Sneessens, Structural changes in the labor market and the rise of early retirement in France and Germany, German Economic Review, 20, e38-369, 2019c. 8. Brée S. and De la Croix D., Key Forces Behind the Decline of Fertility - Lessons from Childlessness in Rouen before the Industrial Revolution, Cliometrica, 13(1), 25-54, 2019d. 9. De la Croix D. and C. Delavallade, Religions, Fertility, and Growth in South-East Asia, International Economic Review, 59, 907-946, 2018a. 10. De la Croix D., M. Doepke and J. Mokyr, Clans, Guilds, and Markets: Apprenticeship Institutions and Growth in the Pre-Industrial Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133, 1-70, 2018b. 11. De la Croix D. and F. Perrin, French Fertility and Education Transition: Rational Choice vs Cultural Diffusion, European Economic Review, 108, 221-245, 2018c. 12. De la Croix D. and P. Gobbi, Population Density, Fertility, and Demographic Convergence in Developing Countries, Journal of Development Economics, 127, 13-24, 2017. 13. De la Croix D. and O. Licandro, The longevity of famous people from Hammurabi to Einstein, Journal of Economic Growth, 20, 263–303, 2015d. 14. De la Croix D. and F. Docquier, An incentive mechanism to break the low-skill immigration deadlock, Review of Economic Dynamics, 18, 593-618, 2015c. 15. Baudin T., De la Croix D., and P. Gobbi, Fertility and childlessness in the United States, American Economic Review, 105, 1852-1882, 2015b. 16. De la Croix D. and F. Mariani, From Polygyny to Serial Monogamy: a Unified Theory of Marriage Institutions, Review of Economic Studies, 82, 565-607, 2015a. 17. De la Croix D. and C. Delavallade, Why corrupt governments may receive more foreign aid, Oxford Economic Papers, 66, 51-66, 2014a. DDLC-CV-4 18. De la Croix D., O. Pierrard, and H. Sneessens, Aging and Pensions in General Equilibrium: Labor Market Imperfections Matter, Journal of Economics Dynamics and Control, 37, 104-124, 2013b. 19. De la Croix D. and O. Licandro, The Child is Father of the Man - Implications for the Demographic Transition, The Economic Journal, 123, 236-261, 2013a. 20. D’Albis H. and D. De la Croix, Missing Daughters, Missing Brides?, Economics Letters, 116, 358-360, 2012d. 21. De la Croix D. and F. Docquier, Do Brain Drain and Poverty Result from Coordination Failures?, Journal of Economic Growth, 17, 1-26, 2012b. 22. De la Croix D. and A. Gosseries, The Natalist Bias of Pollution Control, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 63, 271-287, 2012a. 23. De la Croix D. and G. Ponthière, How Powerful is Demography? The Serendipity Theorem Revisited, Journal of Population Economics, 25, 899-922, 2012c. 24. De la Croix D. and C. Delavallade, Democracy, Rule of Law, Corruption Incentives and Growth, Journal of Public Economic Theory, 13, 155–187, 2011. 25. De la Croix D. and M. Vander Donckt, Would Empowering Women Initiate the Demographic Transition in Least-Developed Countries ?, Journal of Human Capital, 4, 85- 129, 2010a. 26. De la Croix D. and G. Ponthière, On the Golden Rule of Capital Accumulation under Endogenous Longevity, Mathematical Social Sciences, 59, 227-238, 2010b. 27. De la Croix D., G. de Walque, and R. Wouters, A Note on Inflation Persistence in a Fair Wage Model of the Business Cycle, Macroeconomic Dynamics, 13, 673-684, 2009f. 28. De la Croix D. and C. Delavallade, Growth, Public Investment and Corruption with Failing Institutions, Economics of Governance, 10, 187-219, 2009e. 29. De la Croix D. and M. Doepke, To Segregate or to Integrate: Education Politics and Democracy, Review of Economic Studies, 76, 597-628, 2009d. 30. De la Croix D. and A. Gosseries, Population Policy through Tradable Procreation Entitlements, International Economic Review, 50, 507-542, 2009c. 31. De la Croix D., T. Lindh and B. Malmberg, Demographic Change and Economic Growth in Sweden: 1750-2050, Journal of Macroeconomics (special issue on Historical Macroeconomics), 31, 132-148, 2009b. 32. De la Croix D. and A. Sommacal, A Theory of Medical Effectiveness, Differential Mortality, Income Inequality and Growth for Pre-Industrial England, Mathematical Population Studies, 16, 1–34, 2009a. DDLC-CV-5 33. Boucekkine R., D. de la Croix and D. Peeters, Disentangling the Demographic Determinants of the English Take-off: 1530-1860, Population and Development Review Supplement, Population Aging, Human Capital Accumulation, and Productivity Growth, Alexia Prskawetz, David E. Bloom, and Wolfgang Lutz (eds.), 126-148, 2008c. 34. De la Croix D. and D. Dottori, Easter Island Collapse: a Tale of Population Race, Journal of Economic Growth, 13, 27-55, 2008b. 35. De la Croix D., T. Lindh and B. Malmberg, Swedish Economic Growth and Education Since 1800, Canadian Journal of Economics, 41, 166-185, 2008a. 36. Boucekkine R., D. De la Croix and D. Peeters, Early Literacy Achievements, Population Density and the Transition to Modern Growth, Journal of the European Economic Association, 5, 183-226, 2007a. 37. De la Croix D. and C. Delavallade, Corruption et Allocation Optimale de l’Investissement Public, Revue Economique, 58, 637-647, 2007b. 38. De la Croix D. and P. Michel, Education and Growth with Endogenous Debt Constraints, Economic Theory, 33, 506-530, 2007c. 39. De la Croix D., F. Docquier, and P. Liegeois, Income Growth in the 21st Century: Forecasts with an Overlapping Generations Model, International Journal of Forecasting, 23, 621-635, 2007d. 40. De la Croix D. and F. Docquier, School Attendance and Skill Premiums in France and the US: A General Equilibrium Approach Fiscal Studies, 18, 383-416, 2007e. 41. Artige L., C. Camacho, and D. De la Croix, Wealth breeds decline: reversals of leadership and consumption habits, Journal of Economic Growth, 9, 423-449, 2004a. 42. Boucekkine R., D. De la Croix and O. Licandro, Modelling vintage structures with DDEs: principles and applications, Mathematical Population Studies, 11, 151-179, 2004b.