Anda DAVID

A specialist in multidimensional inequalities, Anda David joined AFD's research division in December 2015 and is currently responsible for scientific coordination of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities. Based in Mexico after four years in South Africa, she is also an affiliated researcher at the South African Labor and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at the University of Cape Town. 

Anda David holds a PhD from DIAL (Université Paris Dauphine and IRD), specializing in development economics with a focus on migration and labor markets in the Middle East and North Africa. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, as part of a research project on return migration in crisis settings. Between 2004 and 2015, she collaborated regularly with several international organizations active on these issues (the OECD, the ILO, and the World Bank).

• "An analytical framework to assess green transition jobs in South Africa", with K. Davidson, J. Grotte, A. Jana, A. De Lannoy, M. Leibbrandt, Climate Policy, April, 1–14 (2026)
• "Informality and Inequality: The African Case", with Yoro Diallo and Björn Nilsson, Journal of African Economies, vol. 32, Issue Supplement_2, pp.ii273–ii295 (2023).
• "Spatial inequality through the prism of a pandemic: Covid-19 in South Africa", with M. Shifa and M. Leibbrandt, Scientific African, 13 (2021)
• "Migration and rural development in NENA countries", with Björn, Nilsson Région et Développement, 53 (2021)
• "The economics of the Syrian refugee crisis in neighboring countries – The case of Lebanon", with M.-A. Marouani, C. Nahas and B. Nilsson, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, Early View (2019)
• "Leaving work behind ? The impact of emigration on female labour force participation in Morocco", awith A. Lenoël, International Migration Review n°53, issue 1, pp. 122-153 (2018)
• "Back to Square One : Socioeconomic Integration of Deported Migrants", International Migration Review n°51, issue 1, pp. 127-154 (2018)
• "Migrating out of a crowded labor market: evidence from Egypt", with J. Jarreau, IZA Journal of Development and Migration, n°7, article 6 (2017)
• "Education Mismatch and Return Migration in Egypt and Tunisia", with C.J. Nordman, Espace, populations, sociétés, n°2017/1 (2017)
• "Reintegration upon return: insights from Ecuadorian returnees from Spain", with M. Mercier, R. Mahia and R. de Arce, International Migration n°54, issue 6 (2016)
• "Migration and Employment Interactions in a Crisis Context: the Case of Tunisia", with M.-A. Marouani, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, vol. 23, issue 3 (2015)
• "Poverty Reduction and Growth Interactions: What Can Be Learned From the Syrian Experience?", with M.-A. Marouani, Development Policy Review vol. 30, issue 6, pp. 773-787 (2012)

Working papers

• "The Impact of the Green Transition on Jobs in South Africa", with Katherine Davidson, Ariane De Lannoy, Joanna Grotte, Arindam Jana, Andrew Nell, Justin Visagie and Murray Leibbrandt, AFD Working Paper Series, n° 373 (2025)
• "An Analytical Framework to Assess Green Transition Jobs in South Africa", with Katherine Davidson, Ariane De Lannoy, Joanna Grotte, Arindam Jana and Murray Leibbrandt, AFD Working Paper Series, n° 334 (2024)
• "International versus International Migration in Egypt: Together or Far Apart", with J. Wahba and N. El-Mallakh, ERF Working Paper Series n°1366 (2019)
• "Social cohesion in times of forced displacement – the case of young people in Jordan", with J. Kuhnt, R. Rischke and T. Lechtenfeld, Courant Research Centre “Poverty, Equity and Growth in Developing and Transition Countries” Discussion Papers n°243 (2017)
• "Does International Migration Help them Marry earlier? A Hazard Model for the Case of Egypt", with R. Hendy, ERF Working Paper Series n°1051 (2016)
• "Short and Long-Term Impacts of Emigration on Origin Households: The Case of Egypt", with J. Jarreau, ERF Working Papers Series n°977 (2015)
• "Determinants of emigration: Evidence from Egypt", with J. Jarreau, ERF Working Papers Series n°987 (2016)
• "Skill Mismatch and Return Migration in Egypt and Tunisia", with C.J. Nordman, DIAL Working Papers n°DT/2014-05 (2014)
• "The Labor Mobility-Employment Nexus: A General Equilibrium Analysis for Jordan", with M.-A. Marouani, ERF Working Papers Series n°824 (2013)
• "The Impact of Labor Mobility on Unemployment: A comparison between Jordan and Tunisia", with M.-A. Marouani, ERF Working Papers Series n°824 (2013)
• "International Labor Mobility and Employment Interactions in Tunisia", with M.-A. Marouani, ERF Working Papers Series n°804 (2013)

Books and chapters in collective works 

• "Transicion energetica, desigualdades y movilidad social en Mexico", forthcoming – with Roberto Velez Grajales (coeds), Centro de Estudio Espinoza Yglesias 
• "Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges", with Murray Leibbrandt, Vimal Ranchhod and Rawane Yasser (coeds), Africa Development Forum (2025)
• "Les enjeux de la transition juste en Afrique du Sud, dans L'économie africaine 2022. Repères Economie ", with W. Annecke, A. Godin and P. Wolpe, La Découverte (2022)
• "La migration africaine, dans L'économie africaine 2020. Repères Economie", with R. D'Aiglepierre and G. Spielvogel, La Découverte (2022)
• "Internal versus International Migration in Egypt, in Krafft and Assaad (eds) The Egyptian Labor Market - A focus on gender and vulnerability", with N. Elmallakh and J. Wahba, Oxford University Press (2021)
• "Migration to and from Mediterranean Countries, in Mediterra. Migration and Inclusive Rural Development in the Mediterranean​", Presses de Sciences Po (2019)
• "Migration Patterns and Labor Market Outcomes, dans Assaad and Boughzala (eds) The Tunisian Labor Market in an Era of Transition", with M.-A. Marouani, Oxford University Press (2018) 

Other publications to which Anda David has contributed

• "Leveraging social protection to reduce inequalities in the just transition",  with Rawane Yasser, Audrey Nirrengarten and Isabelle Ensarguet, AFD Policy Paper n°20 (2026)
• "Global Trends in Immigration to OECD Countries from 2000/01 to 2020/21", with Jean-Christophe Dumont, Taehoon Lee and Guénolé Oudry, Migration Data Brief n° 14 (2024)
• "A Global Profile of Emigrants to OECD Countries: Younger and More Skilled Migrants from More Diverse Countries", with Rohen d’Aiglepierre, Charlotte Levionnois, Gilles Spielvogel, Michele Tuccio and Erik Vickstrom, OECD Publishing, No. 239 (2020)
• "Inequality Trends Report: A multidimensional diagnostic of inequality in South Africa" , AFD (2019)
• "Are the characteristics and scope of African migration outside of the continent changing", with R. d’Aiglepierre, J.-C. Dumont and G. Spielvogel, OECD Migration Data Brief n° 5 (2019)
• "The new immigrants: Global trends in migration towards OECD countries", with R. d’Aiglepierre, J.-C. Dumont and G. Spielvogel, OECD Migration Data Brief n° 4 (2019)
• "A Descriptive Analysis of Immigration to and Emigration from the EU: Where Does the EU Stand within OECD?", with J.-N. Senne, OECD Publishing, No. 184 -  (2016)
• "The Impact of Emigration on MENA Labor Markets", with M.-A. Marouani, ERF Policy Brief N° 21 (2016)

• La transition verte, un contrat social à réinventer, avec Rawane Yasser, The Conversation, décembre 2025
• Climate change and inequality are connected – policies need to reflect this, with Rawane Yasser, The conversation, November 2025
• Afrique subsaharienne : les inégalités diminueront-elles d’ici à 2030 ?, with Murray Leibbrandt, Rawane Yasser and Vimal Ranchhod, The conversation, February 2025
• Afrique du Sud : Sortir de la dépendance au charbon, podcast "On Dirait les Suds", July 2024
• "Climat : le JETP appliqué au Sénégal pour une « transition énergétique juste »", Le Point, June 2023
• "Pour atteindre les ODD, faut-il placer au centre des politiques, une forme de soutenabilité "forte" ?", podcast Grandes lignes, June 19, 2023