Dr. Colette Salemi

Assistant Professor

Economics

Contact:

Office: BEC 372 csalemi@uvic.ca 250-472-4956

Credentials:

PhD (Minnesota)

Area of expertise:

Development Economics, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Bio

Colette Salemi is an Applied Microeconomist who joined the University of Victoria in 2022.

Her current research examines contexts of Forced Displacement, exploring both the spillover effects of refugee camps on communities and landscapes as well as and the environmental hazards at camp sites.

Colette also studies Conservation and Ecosystem Services, with a focus on forests. She is additionally interested in Climate-Induced Migration and the complex relationship between climate shocks and conflict.

Colette received a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota in May 2022.

Interests

• Forced Displacement
• Environmental Migration
• Ecosystem Services
• Conservation and Land use
• Climate and Conflict
• Applied Econometrics

Courses

 ECON 381, Environmental Economics

Selected Publications

• Johnson, J.A. and Salemi, C. (2022). "Agents on a Landscape: Simulating Spatial and Temporal Interactions in Economic and Ecological Systems." Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 524.
• Salemi, C. (2021). "Refugee camps and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa". Journal of Development Economics,152, 102682.
• Bloem, J.R. and Salemi, C. (2021). "COVID-19 and conflict." World development, 140, 105294.