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Leonard Wantchekon

Leonard Wantchekon

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Political Science

D-Index
28
Citations
8830
World Ranking
1315
National Ranking
655

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Leonard Wantchekon is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on several interconnected subfields and topics.

The main fields of study for Leonard Wantchekon include:

  • Social Sciences

The subfields of study they work in are:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Safety Research
  • Demography
  • Economics and Econometrics

The principal topics addressed in their research are:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Corruption and Economic Development
  • Economic Growth and Development
  • Social Media and Politics

Leonard Wantchekon's recent publications include:

  • "Africa rising: Opportunities for advancing theory on people, institutions, and the nation state in international business," 2022, Journal of International Business Studies
  • "Critical Junctures: Independence Movements and Democracy in Africa," 2023, American Journal of Political Science
  • "Political Distortions, State Capture, and Economic Development in Africa," 2022, The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • "Policy Deliberation and Voter Persuasion: Experimental Evidence from an Election in the Philippines," 2020, American Journal of Political Science
  • "Political Distortions, State Capture, and Economic Development in Africa," 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Leonard Wantchekon include:

  • Daniel Rubenson
  • Thomas Fujiwara
  • Gabriel López-Moctezuma
  • Pe Lero Cecilia
  • Nathan Canen

They have published mainly in the following venues:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • American Journal of Political Science
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Journal of International Business Studies

Leonard Wantchekon has been recognized with professional distinctions including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2013
  • Fellows of the Econometric Society, 2018

Best Publications

  • The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa

    Nathan Nunn;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Clientelism and Voting Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Benin

    Leonard Wantchekon

  • Resource Wealth and Political Regimes in Africa

    Nathan Jensen;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Does Corruption Information Inspire the Fight or Quash the Hope? A Field Experiment in Mexico on Voter Turnout, Choice, and Party Identification

    Alberto Chong;Ana L. De La O;Dean Karlan;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Education and Human Capital Externalities: Evidence from Colonial Benin

    Leonard Wantchekon;Marko Klašnja;Natalija Novta

  • Clientelism and vote buying: lessons from field experiments in African elections

    Pedro C. Vicente;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Can Informed Public Deliberation Overcome Clientelism? Experimental Evidence from Benin

    Thomas Fujiwara;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Why Do Resource Dependent Countries Have Authoritarian Governments

    Leonard Wantchekon

  • The Paradox of “Warlord” Democracy: A Theoretical Investigation

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  • Electoral Competition under the Threat of Political Unrest

    Matthew Ellman;Leonard Wantchekon

  • A Theory of Post-Civil War Democratization:

    Leonard Wantchekon;Zvika Neeman

  • The “Game” of Torture

    Leonard Wantchekon;Andrew Healy

  • Looking Beyond the Incumbent: The Effects of Exposing Corruption on Electoral Outcomes

    Alberto E. Chong;Ana De La O;Dean S. Karlan;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Can information improve rural governance and service delivery

    Katrina Kosec;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Africa: Dictatorial and Democratic Electoral Systems since 1946

    Matt Golder;Leonard Wantchekon

  • New Advances in Experimental Research on Corruption

    Danila Serra;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Dictatorships as a Political Dutch Disease

    Ricky Lam;Leonard Wantchekon

  • On the Nature of First Democratic Elections

    Leonard Wantchekon

  • Looking Beyond the Incumbent: The Effects of Exposing Corruption on Electoral Outcomes

    Alberto E. Chong;Ana De La O;Dean S. Karlan;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Strategic Voting in Conditions of Political Instability: The 1994 Elections in El Salvador

    Leonard Wantchekon

  • Corruption and ideology in autocracies

    James R. Hollyer;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Public Investment in Rural Infrastructure: Some Political Economy Considerations

    Moussa P. Blimpo;Robin Harding;Leonard Wantchekon

  • Information Dissemination and Local Governments' Electoral Returns, Evidence from a Field Experiment in Mexico

    Ana L. De La O;Leonard Wantchekon;Dean S. Karlan;Alberto Chong

  • Credible Power-Sharing Agreements: Theory with Evidence from South Africa and Lebanon

    Leonard Wantchekon

  • Policy Deliberation and Voter Persuasion Experimental Evidence from an Election in the Philippines

    Gabriel López-Moctezuma;Leonard Wantchekon;Daniel Rubenson;Thomas Fujiwara

  • The Political Economy of Human Development

    Robin Harding;Leonard Wantchekon

Frequent Co-Authors

Dean Karlan
Dean Karlan Northwestern University
Alberto Chong
Alberto Chong Georgia State University
Catherine Boone
Catherine Boone London School of Economics and Political Science
Nathan M. Jensen
Nathan M. Jensen The University of Texas at Austin
Peter John Loewen
Peter John Loewen Cornell University
Matt Golder
Matt Golder Pennsylvania State University
David L. Leal
David L. Leal The University of Texas at Austin

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