Romain Ferrali is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Politics studying the comparative political economy of development. He holds a B.A. in Politics and Middle Eastern studies from Sciences Po. After he received a joint Masters in Economics from Sciences Po, Ecole Polytechnique, and ENSAE, he completed an MSc in Economic History at the London School of Economics. He then worked as a research assistant for Oxford University, at the Center for the Study of African Economies.  His academic interests lie at the intersection of clientelism and corruption in developing, and mid-income countries.