Leonard Wantchekon
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Leonard Wantchekon is the founding director of the Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy, which is based in Benin. He is a Professor of Politics and an affiliate of the Economics Department at Princeton University.[1] and earlier taught at Yale University (1995–2000) and New York University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University (1995) and his M.A. in Economics from Laval University and the University of British Columbia (1992). Prof. Wantchekon's research interests include democratization, clientelism and redistributive politics, resource curse, the long-term social impact of historical events, and development economics. His work has been feature in many top publications, such as American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the founder of the African School of Economics.
References
- ^ Browning, Lynnley (August 31, 2002). "Professors Offer a Reality Check for Politicians". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
External links
- Institute homepages (in English; IREEP is the name of the institute in French)