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 (and other central banks).
I am also associate researcher at the CERDI-UCA.
My main area of research is private sector and finance in Africa. I published both academic papers as well as reports and policy briefs.
Credit photo: @Oxaaliss
Recent:
January 2026: Seeing risk, seizing opportunities: How perceived political instability affect investment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, January 2026 (with C. Perrin, F. Osei-Tutu, Link)
December 2025: Publication of a report on the model of Caisse de dépôt (with D. Dramé, Link to synthesis)
September 2025: Do firms react to monetary policy in developing countries ?, European Economic Review (with D. Dramé, Link)
July 2025: Blended Binds: How DFI's support programs stifle bank lending in Africa, World Development (Link)
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: Scholar, ResearchGate, IDEAS/REPEC
Twitter: @florian_leon
CV: here (update 2025-12)