Roman Hoffmann

Research Group Leader
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

hoffmannr@iiasa.ac.at

Field of Study: Demographie, Economie, Population et développement, Sociologie, Statistique
 
Specialization: Démographie appliquée, Estimations et projections, Revenu, pauvreté et aide sociale, Migration Interne, Migration internationale, Population et développement, Population et environnement, Spatial Analysis (and Geographic Information), Vulnerability and Human Rights
 
Regional focus: Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Europe occidentale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord (MENA), Asie du Sud, Southeast Asia
 
Education: Doctorat (Ph.D, MD), University of Munich, Economie, 2017
 
Working languages: Anglais
Allemand, Espagnol
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: European Association for Population Studies (EAPS)
 
Professional Summary:

Roman Hoffmann leads the Migration and Sustainable Development Research Group in the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Vienna, Austria, and degrees in sociology and economics from the University of Munich, Germany. In his applied research, he studies the relationship between climate change and population dynamics and the resulting implications for sustainable development. In particular, his work focuses on investigating the underlying causes, patterns, and consequences of different types of migration, with an emphasis on the links between environmental factors and human mobility. He is also interested in climate change mitigation and sustainability, including drivers of environmental concern, pro-environmental behaviors, and support for climate action. Prior to his current position, he worked at the Vienna Institute of Demography, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the University of Vienna, the University of Munich, and the Bavarian State Institute for Higher Education Research and Planning. In 2012, he was a visiting scholar at the University of the Philippines, School of Economics in Manila. He has consulted and collaborated with several international organizations, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Organization for Security and Co-…


Publications:

Hoffmann, R., Abel, G., Malpede, M., Muttarak, R., Percoco, M. (2024): “Drought and aridity influence internal migration worldwide”. Nature Climate Change 14: 1245-1253.

Hoffmann, R, Andriano, L, Striessnig, E., Rüttenauer, T., Borderon, M., Grace, K. (2024): “Climate change and population: Demographic perspectives on the 21st century’s defining challenge”. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 22.

Hoffmann, R., Dimitrova, A., Muttarak R., Crespo-Cuaresma, J., Peisker, J. (2020): “A Meta-Analysis of Country-Level Studies on Environmental Change and Migration”, Nature Climate Change 10: 904-912.

Eltigani, B., Hoffmann, R., Cluver, L. (forthcoming): “Drought exposure and the risk of sexual, emotional, and physical violence against adolescents in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Lesotho: an observational study”. Lancet Planetary Health 10 (4): 101448.

Blocher, J., Hoffmann, R., Weisz, H. (2024): “The effects of environmental and non-environmental shocks on livelihoods and migration in Tanzania”. Population and Environment 46 (7):1-30.