The life and work of Leonard Wantchekon
The New Bazaar
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Leonard an cheko was born in benin, a small west african country along the gulf of guinea that shares borders with nigeria, togo, berkina, fosso and niger. His back story involves his leading multiple uprisings against a repressive government,. A half decade in hiding when he could only come out at night. At one point, there a forbidden romance. There was imprisonment. And all these personal experiences of his early life also imprinted themselves deeply on his work and his economic research later in life.
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