Thomas Calvo is a tenured researcher at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) and a member of the Department of Economics at Université Paris-Dauphine (DIAL-LEDa, Université PSL). His research lies at the intersection of development economics and political economy, with a primary focus on the measurement and analysis of violence. He investigates how individuals and communities cope with political and criminal violence with a particular attention to political attitudes. He also explores how perceptions of climate change shape decision-making processes.