In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Souleymane Soumahoro (@soumduce), an economist currently consulting at the World Bank. Originally from Côte d’Ivoire, Dr. Soumahoro earned his bachelor of arts degree in political economy from Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal, his masters in economics at the Université D’Auverge in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and his PhD in economics at the University of Oklahoma. Previously, Dr. Soumahoro was a fellow at the Center for Global Development.
We talk this week about Souleymane’s research, including a recent paper on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and another paper on ethnic favoritism. Our conversation isn’t just variables and regressions — but also features stories, including what happened when Souleymane was eight years old that led him to become an economist.
Our featured song this week is Njo by Djembe Jones (@djembejonesband).
Books, Links, & Articles
- “Leadership favouritism in Africa.” by Souleymane Soumahoro
- “Mother in law.” by George Kibala Bauer
- “Travel difficulties impeding ECOWAS integration – Umaru Fofana.” by Staff
- Ethnographic Atlas by George Murdock
- “The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State.” by Paola Giuliano and Nathan Nunn
- Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson