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Leonce Ndikumana

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University of Massachusetts Department of Economics 418 N. Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01002
Terminal Degree:1986 Department of Economics; Washington University in St. Louis (from RePEc Genealogy)

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(90%) Department of Economics
University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts (United States)
http://www.umass.edu/economics/
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(10%) Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)
University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts (United States)
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Working papers

  1. Leonce Ndikumana & Mare Sarr, 2019. "Capital Flight, Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources in Africa," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2019-12, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
  2. Didier Wayoro & Leonce Ndikumana, 2019. "Impact of Development aid on infant mortality : Micro-level evidence from Cote d’Ivoire," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2019-07, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
  3. Leonce Ndikumana & Mare Sarr, 2016. "Capital Flight and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: An Investigation of the Role of Natural Resource Endowment," SALDRU Working Papers 167, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
  4. Lynda Pickbourn & Léonce Ndikumana, 2013. "Impact of Sectoral Allocation of Foreign Aid on Gender Equity and Human Development," Published Studies unu_pickbourn_ndikumana, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  5. Léonce Ndikumana, 2013. "Applying Evaluation to Development and Aid: Can Evaluation Bridge the Micro-macro Gaps in Aid Effectiveness?," Published Studies article-leonce-ndikumana-, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  6. Mina Baliamoune-Lutz & Zuzana Brixiová & Léonce Ndikumana, 2012. "Credit constraints and productive entrepreneurship in Africa," ICER Working Papers 23-2011, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
  7. Janvier D. Nkurunziza & Léonce Ndikumana & Prime Nyamoya, 2012. "The Financial Sector in Burundi," NBER Working Papers 18289, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  8. Gerald Epstein & James Heintz & Léonce Ndikumana & Grace Chang, 2011. "Employment, Poverty and Economic Development in Madagascar," Published Studies ndikumana_ilo2010, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  9. Mina Baliamoune-Lutz & Zuzana Brixiov?? & L??once Ndikumana, 2011. "Credit Constraints & Productive Entrepreneurship in Africa," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series wp1025, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
  10. Zuzana Brixiová & Léonce Ndikumana, 2011. "Supporting Africa’s Post-Crisis Growth: The Role of Macroeconomic Policies," Working Papers wp254, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  11. James Heintz & Léonce Ndikumana, 2010. "Working Paper 108 - Is there a Case for Formal Inflation Targeting in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Working Paper Series 245, African Development Bank.
  12. James Heintz & Léonce Ndikumana, 2010. "Is There a Case for Formal Inflation Targeting in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Working Papers wp218, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  13. Léonce Ndikumana & Zuzana Brixiova & Kaouther Abderrahim, 2010. "Working Paper 117 - Supporting Africa's Post-Crisis Growth: The Role of Macroeconomic Policies," Working Paper Series 254, African Development Bank.
  14. Fofack, Hippolyte & Ndikumana, Leonce, 2009. "Potential gains from capital flight repatriation for Sub-Saharan African countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5024, The World Bank.
  15. Patrick Plane & Léonce Ndikumana & Peter O. Ondiege & Désiré Vencatachellum, 2009. "Enhancing Competitiveness in Four African Economies: The Case of Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia, and Tunisia," Post-Print hal-00413912, HAL.
  16. Louis Kasekende & Léonce Ndikumana & Taoufik Rajhi, 2009. "Working Paper 96 - Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis on Africa," Working Paper Series 232, African Development Bank.
  17. Léonce Ndikumana & Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, 2008. "Corruption and Growth: Exploring the Investment Channel," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2008-08, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
  18. Ndikumana, Leonce & Verick, Sher, 2008. "The Linkages between FDI and Domestic Investment: Unravelling the Developmental Impact of Foreign Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa," IZA Discussion Papers 3296, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  19. James Boyce & Léonce Ndikumana, 2008. "New Estimates of Capital Flight from Sub-Saharan African Countries: Linkages with External Borrowing and Policy Options," Working Papers wp166, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  20. Léonce Ndikumana & Sher Verick, 2007. "The Linkages between FDI and Domestic Investment: Unravelling the Developmental Impact of Foreign Investment," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2007-13, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
  21. Léonce Ndikumana & Adam Elhiraika, 2007. "Reserves Accumulation in African Countries: Sources, Motivations, and Effects," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2007-12, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
  22. Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina & Ndikumana, Léonce, 2007. "The Growth Effects of Openness to Trade and the Role of Institutions: New Evidence from African Countries," MPRA Paper 6189, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  23. Robert Pollin & Gerald Epstein & James Heintz & Léonce Ndikumana, 2006. "An Employment-targeted Economic Programme for South Africa," Research Report 1, International Policy Centre.
  24. Léonce Ndikumana, 2006. "Corruption and Pro-Poor Growth Outcomes: Evidence and Lessons for African Countries," Working Papers wp120, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  25. Léonce Ndikumana, 2005. "Can Macroeconomic Policy Stimulate Private Investment in South Africa? New Insights from Aggregate and Manufacturing Sector-Level Evidence," Working Papers wp106, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  26. Léonce Ndikumana, 2005. "Distributional Conflict, The State, and Peacebuilding in Burundi," Working Papers wp105, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  27. Léonce Ndikumana, 2003. "Financial Development, Financial Structure and Domestic Investment: International Evidence," Working Papers wp16, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  28. Kisangani Emizet & Léonce Ndikumana, 2003. "The Economics of Civil War: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo," Working Papers wp63, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  29. Léonce Ndikumana, 2003. "Capital Flows, Capital Account Regimes, and Foreign Exchange Rate Regimes in Africa," Working Papers wp55, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  30. Léonce Ndikumana, 2002. "Additionality of Debt Relief and Debt Forgiveness, and Implications for Future Volumes of Official Assistance," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2002-97, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  31. Léonce Ndikumana, 2002. "Public Debts and Private Assets:Explaining Capital Flight from Sub-Saharan African Countries," Working Papers wp32, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  32. Léonce Ndikumana & James Boyce, 2002. "Africa’s Debt: Who Owes Whom?," Working Papers wp48, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  33. Tony Addison & Léonce Ndikumana, 2001. "Overcoming the Fiscal Crisis of the African State," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-12, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  34. Léonce Ndikumana, 2001. "Fiscal Policy, Conflict, and Reconstruction in Burundi and Rwanda," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-62, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  35. Léonce Ndikumana, 2001. "Financial Markets and Economic Development in Africa," Working Papers wp17, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  36. Léonce Ndikumana & James Boyce, 2000. "Is Africa a Net Creditor? New Estimates of Capital Flight from Severely Indebted Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1970-1996," Working Papers wp5, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  37. Donald S. Allen & Leonce Ndikumana, 1999. "Income inequality and minimum consumption: implications for growth," Working Papers 1999-013, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  38. Donald S. Allen & Leonce Ndikumana, 1998. "Financial intermediation and economic growth in southern Africa," Working Papers 1998-004, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Articles

  1. Karmen Naidoo & Léonce Ndikumana, 2023. "The role of unit labor costs in African manufacturing investment and export performance," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(3), pages 1874-1909, August.
  2. Léonce Ndikumana & Janvier D. Nkurunziza & Miguel Eduardo Sánchez Martín & Samuel Mulugeta & Zerihun Getachew Kelbore, 2023. "Monetary, fiscal, and structural drivers of inflation in Ethiopia: new empirical evidence from time series analysis," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(2), pages 924-962, May.
  3. Didier Wayoro & Léonce Ndikumana, 2020. "Impact of development aid on infant mortality: Micro‐level evidence from Côte d'Ivoire," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(3), pages 432-445, September.
  4. Lynda Pickbourn & Léonce Ndikumana, 2019. "Does Health Aid Reduce Infant and Child Mortality from Diarrhoea in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(10), pages 2212-2231, October.
  5. Leonce Ndikumana, 2016. "Implications of Monetary Policy for Credit and Investment in Sub-Saharan African Countries," Journal of African Development, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA), vol. 18(2), pages 1-18.
  6. Leonce Ndikumana & Theresa Mannah-Blankson, 2015. "Financing Domestic Investment in African Countries: Does the Source of Financing Matter?," Journal of African Development, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA), vol. 17(2), pages 19-48.
  7. Léonce Ndikumana, 2014. "Capital Flight and Tax Havens: Impact on Investment and Growth in Africa," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 22(HS02), pages 99-124.
  8. Léonce Ndikumana, 2014. "Fuite des capitaux et paradis fiscaux : impact sur l'investissement et la croissance en Afrique," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 22(2), pages 113-141.
  9. Elizabeth Asiedu & Isaac Kalonda-Kanyama & Leonce Ndikumana & Akwasi Nti-Addae, 2013. "Access to Credit by Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Relevant Is Gender?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 103(3), pages 293-297, May.
  10. Léonce Ndikumana, 2012. "Appliquer l'évaluation à l'aide au développement : une solution pour combler le fossé micro-macro de l'efficacité de l'aide ?. Applying Evaluation to Development and Aid: Can Evaluation Bridge the Mic," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 20(4), pages 125-153.
  11. James Heintz & Léonce Ndikumana, 2011. "Is There a Case for Formal Inflation Targeting in Sub-Saharan Africa?-super- 1," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 20(suppl_2), pages -103, May.
  12. Leonce Ndikumana & James Boyce, 2011. "Capital flight from sub-Saharan Africa: linkages with external borrowing and policy options," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(2), pages 149-170.
  13. Hippolyte Fofack & Léonce Ndikumana, 2010. "Capital Flight Repatriation: Investigation of its Potential Gains for Sub-Saharan African Countries," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 22(1), pages 4-22.
  14. Léonce Ndikumana & James Boyce, 2010. "Measurement of Capital Flight: Methodology and Results for Sub-Saharan African Countries," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 22(4), pages 471-481.
  15. Léonce Ndikumana & Kaouther Abderrahim, 2010. "Revenue Mobilization in African Countries: Does Natural Resource Endowment Matter?," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 22(3), pages 351-366.
  16. Léonce Ndikumana & John Anyanwu, 2010. "Introduction," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 22(1), pages 1-3.
  17. Léonce Ndikumana & Abdul Kamara & Albert Mafusire, 2010. "Introduction: Fostering Development in an Era of Financial and Economic Crises," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 22(3), pages 347-350.
  18. Kasekende Louis & Brixova Zuzana & Ndikumana Leonce, 2010. "Africa: Africa's Counter-Cyclical Policy Responses to the Crisis," Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter, vol. 1(1), pages 1-22, January.
  19. Léonce Ndikumana & John Anyanwu, 2009. "Introduction," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 21(2), pages 209-212.
  20. Leonce Ndikumana, 2008. "Can macroeconomic policy stimulate private investment in South Africa? New insights from aggregate and manufacturing sector-level evidence," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 20(7), pages 869-887.
  21. Ndikumana, Leonce, 2005. "Financial development, financial structure, and domestic investment: International evidence," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 24(4), pages 651-673, June.
  22. Ndikumana, Leonce, 2004. "Additionality of debt relief and debt forgiveness, and implications for future volumes of official assistance," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 325-340.
  23. Augustin Kwasi Fosu & Pramila Krishnan & Leonce Ndikumana, 2004. "Africa and the World Economy: A Focus on Capital -- An Overview," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 13(02), pages 1-14, December.
  24. Ndikumana, Leonce & Boyce, James K., 2003. "Public Debts and Private Assets: Explaining Capital Flight from Sub-Saharan African Countries," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 107-130, January.
  25. J. K. Boyce & L. Ndikumana, 2001. "Is Africa a Net Creditor? New Estimates of Capital Flight from Severely Indebted Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1970-96," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(2), pages 27-56.
  26. Ndikumana, Leonce, 2000. "Financial Determinants of Domestic Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Panel Data," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 381-400, February.
  27. Leonce Ndikumana, 1999. "Debt Service, Financing Constraints, and Fixed Investment: Evidence from Panel Data," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(3), pages 455-478, March.

Chapters

  1. James K. Boyce & Léonce Ndikumana, 2017. "Debt and capital flight," Chapters, in: Kenneth A. Reinert (ed.), Handbook of Globalisation and Development, chapter 15, pages 251-271, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2. Janvier D. Nkurunziza & Léonce Ndikumana & Prime Nyamoya, 2014. "The Financial Sector in Burundi: An Investigation of Its Efficiency in Resource Mobilization and Allocation," NBER Chapters, in: African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, pages 103-156, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. Robert Pollin & Gerald Epstein & James Heintz & Léonce Ndikumana, 2009. "An Employment-Targeted Economic Program for South Africa," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Terry McKinley (ed.), Economic Alternatives for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction, chapter 11, pages 227-240, Palgrave Macmillan.
  4. James K. Boyce & Léonce Ndikumana, 2005. "Africa's Debt: Who Owes Whom?," Chapters, in: Gerald A. Epstein (ed.), Capital Flight and Capital Controls in Developing Countries, chapter 13, pages 334-340, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Books

  1. Robert Pollin & Gerald A. Epstein & James Heintz & Léonce Ndikumana, 2007. "An Employment-Targeted Economic Program for South Africa," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 12623, March.

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  1. NEP-AFR: Africa (19) 2002-09-21 2002-09-21 2005-09-29 2005-11-05 2007-03-17 2007-07-07 2007-12-15 2007-12-15 2008-01-05 2008-02-02 2008-05-10 2008-05-31 2009-09-05 2010-03-13 2012-01-03 2012-02-27 2012-05-08 2012-08-23 2019-07-22. Author is listed
  2. NEP-DEV: Development (19) 2002-04-15 2002-09-28 2002-09-28 2002-12-02 2003-02-18 2005-11-05 2005-11-05 2007-03-17 2007-07-07 2008-02-02 2008-05-10 2008-05-31 2009-09-05 2012-01-03 2012-02-27 2013-09-26 2013-09-28 2019-05-20 2019-07-22. Author is listed
  3. NEP-MFD: Microfinance (8) 2002-02-15 2002-09-28 2002-09-28 2004-05-02 2012-01-03 2012-02-27 2012-05-08 2012-08-23. Author is listed
  4. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (5) 2005-09-29 2007-12-15 2008-05-31 2010-03-13 2012-08-23. Author is listed
  5. NEP-INT: International Trade (4) 2007-03-17 2007-12-15 2016-08-14 2019-07-22
  6. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (3) 2003-02-18 2007-12-15 2010-03-13
  7. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (3) 2012-01-03 2012-02-27 2012-05-08
  8. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (3) 2002-02-15 2002-12-02 2007-07-07
  9. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (3) 2005-09-29 2005-11-05 2008-05-31
  10. NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (2) 2012-01-03 2012-05-08
  11. NEP-IFN: International Finance (2) 2002-09-28 2003-02-18
  12. NEP-MON: Monetary Economics (2) 2007-12-15 2010-03-13
  13. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (2) 2002-09-28 2002-12-02
  14. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2019-05-20
  15. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (1) 2013-09-28
  16. NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (1) 2002-09-28
  17. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (1) 2019-05-20
  18. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2003-09-14
  19. NEP-OPM: Open Economy Macroeconomics (1) 2008-05-10
  20. NEP-REG: Regulation (1) 2008-05-31

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