Clémence Vergne holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Auvergne (CERDI). In her thesis, she took a multidisciplinary approach combining economics and political science, with the aim of giving a more thorough understanding of issues related to the political economy of development. Her research focused on political and economic cycles, media influence on electoral turnout and the impact that development assistance has on the likelihood of governments being reelected in developing countries.
Prior to arriving at AFD, she worked at the World Bank for three years. Following a placement in the Research Department, she was an economist for the World Bank’s MENA (Middle East and North Africa) regions. She has participated in projects and analysis on public finances, the political economy of reforms and governance. She joined the Macroeconomic Analysis and Country Risk Division at Agence Française de Développement in July 2012 to contribute to the analysis of the economic and financial vulnerabilities of the countries where AFD operates and develop an analytical framework to assess socio-political risk.
Clémence Vergne
Economist at AFD
2 published articles
Opinion
Ghana: what medium-term development model?
Over the past decade, Ghana has recorded average annual growth rates above 7%, which has allowed it to achieve lower middle-income country status. However, there has recently been a slowdown in growth, which stood at 4.2% in 2014. This raises the question of the sustainability of the country’s...
Interview
Rethinking development assistance to address the consequences of Ebola
Beyond the health crisis, the consequences of Ebola are also economic and social. To make Sub-Saharan African countries more resilient in the face of epidemics, their health systems must be strengthened in the long term.