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Léonard Wantchekon

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Publications

40

Citations

6.6K

H-Index

27

Active since

1999

Affiliations

Princeton University(Current)

New York University

Yale University

Georgetown University

Léonard Wantchekon is an author at Princeton University specializing in social sciences, political science, and elections.

Publications per year

1999–2025

40

Publications

40

The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa

Nathan Nunn, Léonard Wantchekon · American Economic Review · 2011 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Humanities, Anthropology, History +12

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

Léonard Wantchekon · World Politics · 2003 · 875 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Political Science, Public Policy +13

Resource Wealth and Political Regimes in Africa

Nathan M. Jensen, Léonard Wantchekon · Comparative Political Studies · 2004 · 700 citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Political Science +13

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 et al. · The Journal of Politics · 2014 · 404 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Electoral Politics +12

Education and Human Capital Externalities: Evidence from Colonial Benin*

Léonard Wantchekon, Marko Klašnja, Natalija Novta · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2014 · 304 citations

Social Sciences, Demography, Economics +11

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