I am an Assistant Professor in the Applied Economics Department at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Previously I worked at the World Bank Group in the Development Economics Private Markets Department. I obtained my PhD in Economics from Sciences Po Paris in June 2025.

My research interests are in development, urban and environmental economics. At a broad level, I am interested in the interactions of rapid urbanization with governance and state capacity in lower and middle income countries.

You can find my CV (here) and my research (here)

Email: leonard.leroux[at]uab.cat