Léonard Wantchekon

6.8k citations
57 papers · 3.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 20
Topics
Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (15 papers)Media Influence and Politics (12 papers)Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (12 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesCanadaIndia

In The Last Decade

Léonard Wantchekon

54 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa20032026201020182011200320144008001.2k

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Léonard Wantchekon
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.1k
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.1k
  • Demography 1.0k
  • Economics and Econometrics 910
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 464
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Léonard Wantchekon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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6 45
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The Political Economy of Patrons, Brokers, and Voters
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10 78
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Echoes of Colonial Repression: The Long-Term Effects of the 1947 Revolt upon Political Attitudes in Madagascar
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The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africabreakdown →
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Clientelism and Vote Buying: Lessons from Field Experiments in African Elections
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Political rights versus public goods: Uncovering the determinants of satisfaction with democracy in Africa
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Clientelism and voting behavior: Evidence from a field experiment in benin
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Ethnicity, Gender, and the Demand for Redistribution: Experimental Evidence from Benin
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Why Do Resource Dependent Countries Have Authoritarian Governments
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About Léonard Wantchekon

Léonard Wantchekon is a scholar working on Safety Research, Development and Demography, having authored 57 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (15 papers), Media Influence and Politics (12 papers) and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (457 citations), Demography (1.0k citations) and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (464 citations). Léonard Wantchekon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and India. Frequent co-authors include Nathan Nunn, Nathan M. Jensen, Pedro C. Vicente, Ana L. De La O, Alberto Chong, Dean Karlan, Thomas Fujiwara, Natalija Novta, Marko Klašnja and Michael Ellman. Their work appears in journals such as Science, American Economic Review and The Quarterly Journal of Economics.

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