Eric Neumayer
Eric Neumayer (born 1970 in Zweibrücken) is a Professor of Environment and Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and is Pro-Director of Faculty Development. He holds a Diplom in Economics from Saarland University, a Master of Science and PhD in Development Studies from LSE, awarded by the University of London. In 2003, he was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Geography. He is an Associate of the Center for the Study of Civil War at the Peace Research Institute Oslo. Contributions. Neumayer uses a set of quantitative economic and environmental economics techniques , largely working from datasets, to assess the causation of violence and conflict, economic development policies, environmental and development policies, health and mortality, and the fate of migrants and human trafficking. He has also worked with data on anti-smoking regulations, student satisfaction and attainment, foreign direct investment, exchange rates, and the mitigation of natural disasters including gender differences. He is the author of four books: "Weak versus Strong Sustainability: Exploring the Limits of Two Opposing Paradigms" (4 editions), "The pattern of aid giving: the impact of good governance on development assistance", and "Greening trade and investment: environmental protection without protectionism . Robustness Tests for Quantitative Research" (with Thomas Plümper) was published in 2017. Together with Giles Atkinson and Simon Dietz, he is the editor of the "Handbook of Sustainable Development". Selected journal publications. Neumayer is a prolific scholar. As of 2020, he has been cited 26,000 times and published in excess of 150 articles and book chapters.