Alain-Désiré Nimubona

Alain-Désiré Nimubona is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Waterloo and a Fellow of the Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des Organisations (CIRANO). He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and administrative sciences with great distinction from the University of Burundi, as well as a master's degree and a doctorate in applied economics from HEC Montréal. Alain-Désiré Nimubona is interested in both theoretical and empirical research into sustainable development. He has published a number of articles and research reports on various subjects relating to development economics and environmental economics. His publications include articles in scientific journals such as the Canadian Journal of Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Annales d'économie et des statistiques, Resource and Energy Economics and the Journal of Population Economics. He has received research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada as well as a number of awards and distinctions, including grants of excellence from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Trudeau Foundation, and the Development Cooperation Award from the Kingdom of Belgium.