Leonard Wantchekon

Biography

Leonard Wantchekon is Professor of Politics and International Affairs and Associated Faculty in Economics at Princeton University. His research spans political economy, development economics and economic history, with a focus on institutions, governance, education and social mobility. He is the founder and president of the African School of Economics, launched in Benin in 2014. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Econometric Society, and previously taught at Yale University and New York University. He holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.

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