Nicolas Pons-Vignon

Nicolas Pons-Vignon

Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care

  • Professore in Trasformazioni del lavoro e innovazione sociale, Centro competenze ricerca sociale, Ricerca e innovazione

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Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care
Via Cantonale
CH-6928 Manno

Nicolas Pons-Vignon was born in Paris (France) on the 21st of July 1978.
Graduate (Public affairs division) of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques /Sciences-Po, Paris; MSc in Development Studies, SOAS, University of London; PhD in Development economics, EHESS, Paris.
Since 1 September 2020: Professor in Labour transformations and Social innovation, DEASS, SUPSI
2008-2020: Senior researcher, School of Economics and Finance, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, including:
- 2011-2020: Co-ordinator of the Masters in Applied Development Economics
- 2014-2016: Acting director of the Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development (CSID) research unit
2004-2007: Doctoral researcher, IFAS - French Institute of South Africa
2003-2004: Consultant, Development Centre, OECD, Paris
2001-2002: Project manager, PlaNet Finance, Rabat
Economics and sociology of labour
Economics and sociology of development
Public policy analysis
Qualitative research
Ela Bhatt Visiting Professor, International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel (2019)
Full PhD scholarship awarded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2004-2007)
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