He has a PhD in economics from the University of Paris Nord (France). He specialises in development studies in Asia. He was previously researcher at the Research Institute on Contemporary South East Asia (IRASEC, CNRS-MAEE) based in Bangkok (2013-2015) and at the Centre for Education and Labour Studies at Chiang Mai University (2005-2008). Prior to that, he was Associate Professor at the University of Sorbonne Paris Cité (1997-2013). His current research projects deal with Southeast Asian regional integration and the One Belt-One Road Chinese Initiative (OBOR); Foreign investment and Investor-State Dispute Settlement; the distribution of income in Asia and its impact on growth; and the global automotive industry.