Florian Léon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3709856 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Florian Léon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Florian |
| FAMILY NAME | Léon |
| SIGNATURE | LEON F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Foudation for Studies and Research on International Development (FERDI), Clermont Ferrand, France |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6969-7278 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Seeing risk, seizing opportunity: How perceived political instability affects firm investment
Blended Binds: How DFI's support programs stifle bank lending in Africa
Le déploiement du très haut débit a-t-il favorisé la numérisation des entreprises ? Une évaluation du plan France Très Haut Débit
Cet article évalue l’impact du plan France Très Haut Débit sur la numérisation des entreprises situées dans les espaces à faible densité. En examinant 10 pratiques numériques, nous montrons que le déploiement de la fibre a stimulé l’usage d’outils peu avancés et avancés. L’impact varie toutefois selon les caractéristiques des entreprises, leur environnement, et les modalités du déploiement. Ainsi, l’arrivée de la fibre accélère principalement la …
Civil Conflict and Firm Recovery: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
This paper examines how firms bounce back after a short, albeit severe, civil conflict. Thanks to a rich firm-level database, we follow surviving enterprises before, during and after the 2011 post-electoral crisis in Côte d'Ivoire. Main findings are summarized as follows. First, recovery was rapid in the first year but imperfect: 3 years after the shock, firms did not reach their pre-crisis level of productivity. Second, we show a wide heterogene…
The elusive quest for high-growth firms in Africa: When other metrics of performance say nothing
Do Banks and Microfinance Institutions Compete? Microevidence from Madagascar
This paper examines whether the loan strategy of a microfinance institution (MFI) is shaped by the entry of a bank. Specifically, we investigate whether the distance between a borrower of an MFI and the closest bank influences loan conditions provided by the MFI. We use an original panel data set of 32,374 loans granted to 14,834 borrowers provided by one of the largest MFIs in Madagascar between 2008 and 2014. We find that the closer a bank is l…
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Do Banks and Microfinance Institutions Compete? Microevidence from Madagascar
This paper examines whether the loan strategy of a microfinance institution (MFI) is shaped by the entry of a bank. Specifically, we investigate whether the distance between a borrower of an MFI and the closest bank influences loan conditions provided by the MFI. We use an original panel data set of 32,374 loans granted to 14,834 borrowers provided by one of the largest MFIs in Madagascar between 2008 and 2014. We find that the closer a bank is l…
Civil Conflict and Firm Recovery: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
This paper examines how firms bounce back after a short, albeit severe, civil conflict. Thanks to a rich firm-level database, we follow surviving enterprises before, during and after the 2011 post-electoral crisis in Côte d'Ivoire. Main findings are summarized as follows. First, recovery was rapid in the first year but imperfect: 3 years after the shock, firms did not reach their pre-crisis level of productivity. Second, we show a wide heterogene…
The elusive quest for high-growth firms in Africa: When other metrics of performance say nothing
Le déploiement du très haut débit a-t-il favorisé la numérisation des entreprises ? Une évaluation du plan France Très Haut Débit
Cet article évalue l’impact du plan France Très Haut Débit sur la numérisation des entreprises situées dans les espaces à faible densité. En examinant 10 pratiques numériques, nous montrons que le déploiement de la fibre a stimulé l’usage d’outils peu avancés et avancés. L’impact varie toutefois selon les caractéristiques des entreprises, leur environnement, et les modalités du déploiement. Ainsi, l’arrivée de la fibre accélère principalement la …
Seeing risk, seizing opportunity: How perceived political instability affects firm investment
Blended Binds: How DFI's support programs stifle bank lending in Africa
Business (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Firm Innovation and Growth (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Productivity (2 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · Art (1 works)