Bassongui, Nassibou

Nassibou Bassongui is a Policy Researcher at Clear Evaluation, Francophone Africa (CLEAR FA), specializing in policy analysis and applied economics. He holds a PhD and MPhil in Economics from Université d’Abomey-Calavi, as well as an MA in Statistics from Université de Parakou.

Research

His research focuses on development economics, with interests in energy, environment, health, employment, tax policy, and impact evaluation, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Bioeconomics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Modeling & Assessment, Spatial Economic Analysis, Utilities Policy, Economics Bulletin, Economies, Evaluation, African Evaluation Journal, Scientific African, African Development Review, Revue d’Économie du Développement, International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Public Finance Review, Journal of Economic Studies, and International Regional Science Review.

Awards

Best article. The Benin Ministry of Finance. The 4th edition of the Scientific Days of the Beninese Economy. 2023.
Best developing research paper. African Tax Administration Forum, 2023.
Fellowship, Demographic Health Surveys (DHS/USAID), 2022.
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), PhD research grant, 2020-2024
PTCI, MPhil scholarship, 2017-2019
Benin government scholarship in public universities, BSc., 2007-2011.

Grants

J-PAL – Jobs and Opportunity Initiative (JOI), Research Grant (2025–2027)

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – Research Commissioning Centre (RCC), Research Grant (2025–2028)

CODESRIA – Meaning-Making Research Initiatives, Research Grant (2024–2026)

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) – Addressing health financing vulnerabilities in Africa due to the covid-19 pandemic. Research Grant (2022–2024)