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I am currently Economist (Research Officer) at the Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International (FERDI). I am in charge of the Development Banks Program, the Impact Investing Chair and the partnership with the Banque de France, among other activities.

I am also associate researcher at the CERDI-UCA.

My main area of research is private sector and finance in Africa. I published more than 20 papers since 2015 in academic journal including Economic Development and Cultural Change, European Economic Review, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Comparative Economics, Small Business Economics, and World Development (among others).

News

- New publications (in 2025)
  - Do firms react to monetary policy in developing countries?, accepted at European Economic Review
  - Blended Binds: How DFI's Support Programs Stifle Bank Lending in Africa, accepted at World Development

- New working papers available
  - Loans, link and leadership: Political changes and borrowers discouragement in connected firms (with J. Bertrand, C. Perrin)
  - Development Finance Institutions in Developing Countries: A Literature Review

All publications are available here

Contact information

Address: 63, Boulevard François Mitterrand - 63000 CLERMONT-FERRAND (FRANCE)
Email : florian.leon1@ferdi.fr
Phone: +33 (0) 4.43.97.64.69
Skype: florian.leon

Profile and CV

Profile: Scholar, ResearchGate, IDEAS/REPEC
Twitter: @florian_leon

My complete CV (in English and en français) is available (last updated: 2023-07)

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