Rodolphe Desbordes is a professor of economics at SKEMA Business School in France. He was previously a Reader (Associate Professor) in Economics at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK. He holds a BA in political science (Sciences Po Paris) and a PhD in international economics (University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne). His research interests cover the fields of foreign direct investment, economic growth, epidemics, and applied econometrics. He has visited the IMF, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.