Maria Franco Gavonel
I'm an economist working on migration, sustainability, and human capital. In the past, I have worked on policy research and design, and currently I am focused on academic research.
Biography
I hold a PhD in International Development from the University of Oxford, and my doctoral thesis examines the drivers of climate-related youth migration and its impact on children and adolescents’ human capital accumulation in developing countries. I also hold an MSc in Development Economics and Policy from the University of Manchester and a Bachelor degree in Economics from the Universidad del Pacifico (Lima, Peru).
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I am currently working as a Lecturer in Global Social Policy and International Development at the University of York. In the past, I have worked at the University of Exeter, the Young Lives study (University of Oxford), the World Bank, Save the Children, and the Research Centre of the Universidad del Pacifico, among others.​
Publications
Abu, M., Codjoe, S. N. A., Adger, W. N., Fransen, S., Jolivet, D., Safra de Campos, R., Franco Gavonel, M., Agyei-Asabere, C., Fabos, A., Zickgraf, C. (2024) ‘Micro-scale transformations in sustainability practices: Insights from new migrant populations in growing urban settlements’, Global Environmental Change, Vol 84.
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Jolivet, D., Fransen, S., Adger, W. N., Fabos, A., Abu, M., Allen, C., Boyd, E., Carr, E., Codjoe, S. N. A., Franco Gavonel, M., Gemenne, F., Rocky, M. H., Lantz, J., Maculule, D., Safra de Campos, R., Siddiqui, T., and Zickgraf, C. (2023) ‘COVID-19 responses restricted abilities and aspirations for mobility and migration: insights from diverse cities in four continents’, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Vol 10, No. 250, pp 1-13.
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Franco Gavonel, M. (2022) ‘Are young migrants “favourably” selected? Evidence from four developing countries’, Oxford Development Studies.
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Szaboova, L., Safra de Campos, R., Adger, W. N., Abu, M., Codjoe, S. N. A., Franco Gavonel, M., Das, S., Siddiqui, T., Rocky, M. H., and Hazra, S. (2022) ‘Urban sustainability and the subjective well-being of migrants: The role of risks, place attachment, and aspirations’, Population, Space and Place, Vol 28, Issue 1, e2505, pp 1-14.
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Georgiadis, A. and Franco Gavonel, M. (2021) ‘The Impact of the National Living Wage on the Adult Social Care Sector in England in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic and Brexit’, Report for the UK Low Pay Commission.
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Franco Gavonel, M., Adger, W. N., Safra de Campos, R., Boyd, E., Carr, E. R., Fábos, A., Fransen, S., Jolivet, D., Zickgraf, C., Codjoe, S. N. A., Abu, M., and Siddiqui, T. (2021) ‘The migration-sustainability paradox: Transformations in mobile worlds’, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Vol 49, pp 98-109.
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Adger, W. N., Safra de Campos, R., Codjoe, S. N. A., Siddiqui, T., Hazra, S., Das, S., Adams, H., Franco Gavonel, M., Mortreux, C., and Abu, M. (2021) ‘Role of perceived environmental risks and insecurity in migration intentions in hazardous migration source areas’, One Earth, Vol. 4 Issue 1, pp 146-157.
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Adger, W. N., Safra de Campos, R., Siddiqui, T., Franco Gavonel, M., Szaboova, L., Rocky, M. H., Bhuiyan, M. R. A., and Billah, T. (2021) ‘Human security of urban migrant populations affected by length of residence and environmental hazards’, Journal of Peace Research, Vol 58, Issue 1, pp 50-66.
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Franco Gavonel, M. (2012) ‘Incorporando el Indice de Pobreza Multidimensional en la Inversión Social’ [Including the Multidimensional Poverty Index into Social Investment], in Social Investment: Indicators, datasets and initiatives, Enrique Vásquez (ed.), Lima: Universidad del Pacifico.
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Vásquez, E. and Franco Gavonel, M. (2008) ‘La (in)viabilidad de la fusión de los programas sociales en el Perú’ [The (Un)feasibility of Merging Social Programmes in Peru], in Revista APUNTES N° 62. Lima: Universidad del Pacifico.