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Professor Leonard Wantchekon is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University, as well as Professor of Politics and International Affairs. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association, and has served as Secretary of the American Political Science Association and on the Executive Committee of the Afrobarometer Network. Wantchekon is also the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014 (and has since added a second campus in Cote d’Ivoire), and the Founder and President of the Pan-African Scientific Research Council. He previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.
Songdo City, South Korea’s flagship smart city, is a $40 billion marvel that embodies innovation and ambition. Over two decades, it has transformed from a wetland to a high-tech hub, championing sustainability and urban planning excellence. Despite its cutting-edge infrastructure and status as a model
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This research paper introduces the New Cities Map (NCM), an open-source database cataloging over 350 master-planned cities built worldwide since 1945. It provides insights into the rapid growth of new cities, particularly in the Global South, and offers valuable data on city governance, finances, and
In recent years, Nigeria has showcased the strength of its tech talent by producing unicorns such as Flutterwave, Paystack, and Andela. In an op-ed featured on fDi Intelligence, CCI’s Jeffrey Mason and Nella Andem-Ewa from Itana argue that Nigeria has the potential to join the
Our new blog series called ‘Student Diaries: Perspectives on Urbanization & Development’ aims to amplify student voices on urbanization and development issues in Africa. Our second blog is by Clinton Kala, a student at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. He explores
In 2005, Gwadar, a small port city on the coast of Balochistan in Southwestern Pakistan, was hailed by some optimists as the next Dubai. 20 years later, despite huge Chinese investment as part of the Chinese-Pakistan Economic Corridor, it has not manifested as such. What
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