Maria Waldinger
Maria worked as a Research Officer at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment from 2014 until 2018. Her work focused on adaptation to climate change in developing countries and the economic effects of long-term climate change in history.
Background
Maria holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, UK.
Research interests
- Adaptation to climate change – barriers and pre-conditions
- The economic effects of climate change in developing countries
- The effects of long-term climate change in history
- Long-term economic growth
Research
Research - 2017
Waldinger, Maria (2017). In: Journal of Development Economics, 127. pp. 355-378. ISSN 0304-3878 Read more
Research - 2015
This paper studies the economic effects of long-term and gradual climate change, over a period of 250 years, when people have time to adapt. Read more
This synthesis paper informs the development community about the effects of climate change on migration patterns within and out of... Read more
Policy
Policy - 2015
This paper looks at the economic aspects of migration in six semi-arid countries that are the focus of the PRISE (Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies) project: Burkina Faso, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Pakistan and Tajikistan. Read more
News
News - 2015
Does a new study on the effects of climate change on migration patterns in developing countries have any implications for the current refugee crisis in Europe? Read more
