Mélanie Gittard
Paris School of EconomicsI am an applied development and environmental economist studying climate change adaptation and water pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Currently a post-doctoral researcher at Paris Saclay University, I defended my Ph.D. at the Paris School of Economics and CIRED in January 2023.
My Job Market Paper studies climate-induced migration in Kenya. It highlights strategic migration among educated and working-age individuals within the farming community, while herders migrate with their entire household