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DISSERTATION
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ANNA AGNEI

Abidjan

Summary

Economist and Maître-Assistant Professor at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, and Head of the CRIE2DS research center. Specializes in econometrics, health econometrics, and economic evaluation. Former Head of Division at the National Office of Foresight and Strategic Intelligence (BNPVS) and member of national and regional planning committees (PND 2016–2020, CESER). Holds a Certificate in Economic Evaluation in Global Health (University of Washington). Combines academic research, policy foresight, and global health training to advance evidence-based health and development policies.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
6017
6017
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Responsible

CRIE2DS, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Leading performed research in Economic Intelligence, Data Science and Strategic Decision-Making, at CRIE2DS Research Center.

Coordinator

Observatory in Health and Economics
, in progress.,
08.2025 - Current

Generate reliable data and conduct research to support decision-making processes on health and economic issues.

Referee

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB)
Abidjan
09.2022 - 07.2023

Reviewer for Economic Journal : Revue Ivoirienne des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion (RISEG)

Trainers Committee Member

Ministry of Planning and Development
Abidjan
01.2018

Improving analysis of critical assumptions and risks, further use & standardization of results indicators particularly in monitoring-evaluation mechanism for National Development Plan 2016-2020 (PND 2016-2020).

Maître-Assistant Professor of Economics

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB)
Abidjan
01.2010 - 09.2025
  • Co-responsible, Mathematics for undergraduate 2.
  • Designed exams, assessments and course content including lecture material and writing assignments.
  • Undergraduate-level Courses: Mathematics, Introduction to Econometrics.
  • Graduate-level Courses: Econometrics, Time Series Analysis, Mathematics Applied to Finance, Applied Quantitative Tools and Exploratory Data Analysis, Mathematics Applied to Economics
  • PhD Course: Mathematics
  • Master’s Thesis Supervisor and Jury Member.
  • Dissertation Supervising Committee Member:
    “Trois essais sur les effets socio-économiques des ressources minières au Mali”, Samake F. A., 2022
    “Développement financier et capital humain en Afrique subsaharienne”, Etchué A. A., in progress.

Member

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
New York, USA
01.2024 - 01.2025

For analysis and insights from computing world's leading authorities on cutting edge of technology.

Supervising Committee Member

CIREA-PTCI
Abidjan
01.2020 - 01.2025

Project "100 femmes docteurs en Sciences Economiques et Gestion pour l’Afrique francophone à l’horizon 2025" ("100 Women PhDs in Economics and Management for Francophone Africa by 2025"), funded by IDRC, Ottawa, Canada, and IRD, France.

Visiting Scholar

New York University
New York, USA
02.2024 - 08.2024

Economics Department, Team in Econometrics: Research, Attending Conferences, interaction with researchers

Member

Grands Ponts Regional Council
Dabou
01.2019 - 01.2023

Provided analysis and strategic advice on the economic, social, and environmental implications of regional development projects.

Member

Futuribles International Association
Paris
01.2019 - 01.2021

Workshops and exchanges on major transformations in West Africa, supported by bibliographic resources, the Futures Forum, and the Prospective Lab.

Assistant Professor of Economics

Université Centre de recherche et d'action pour la paix (CERAP)
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
01.2018 - 01.2019

Designed exams, assessments and course content (Introduction to Econometrics and Mathematics Applied to Finance) including lecture material and writing assignments.

Head of Division

Ministry of Planning and Development’s Cabinet
Abidjan
01.2015 - 01.2019

Strategy vigilance activities particularly concerning the results of National Study Foresight Côte d’Ivoire 2040. (ENP-CI 2040).

Part-time lecturer of Economics

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Paris
01.2006 - 01.2008

Designed exams, assessments and course content (Mathematics, SAS for Econometrics and Statistics) including lecture material and writing assignments.

Education

B.S. - Econometrics

Université Montesquieu Bordeaux 4

M.S. - Finance & Econometrics

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
2004

Ph.D. - Economics

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas

Skills

  • Research & Analysis Econometrics (time series, panel data, ) Health econometrics
  • Technical & Data Tools Econometrics and statistical software (Stata, R, SAS, EViews, SPSS), Data management and visualization tools, MS Office Suite
  • Global Health & Policy Economic evaluation in global health (University of Washington – eDGH certified); Climate-health-economic resilience assessment
  • Languages French (native), English

PERSONAL

French
Native
English
Advanced

References

  • Salif, KONE, Professor of Economics, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management, salifkon@yahoo.fr, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Quang H., VUONG, Professor of Economics, qvuong@nyu.edu, New York University, New York, New York, USA

Publications

  • Seminars on Capacity Building and on Validation of Indicators for Implementation of the Mécanisme Institutionnel de Veille Stratégique (MIVS), BNPVS, Ministry of Planning and Development’s Cabinet, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2015-2019.
  • Business Intelligence Think-Tanks, Mécanisme Institutionnel de Veille Stratégique (MIVS), Ministry of Planning and Development’s Cabinet, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2015- 2019.
  • Some Strategy Notes, BNPVS, Ministry of Planning and Development’s Cabinet, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2015-2019: Foreign Direct Investment and Ivorian Economic Growth Strategic Information and Economic Security Impact of Sociopolitical Movements on Economic Development Structural Transformation and Economic Emergence Port Infrastructure and Territorial Attractiveness Cocoa Price Fluctuations and Farmers’ Livelihoods
  • “Revisiting the Hodrick-Prescott Filter: A New Perception of the Minimization Problem”, ASRJETS, 64(1), 2020, 179-186. 180.
  • “Duality in cyclical trends in the West African CFA franc zone between 1970 and 2007”, International Journal of Development Research, 10(1), 2020, 33215-33223.
  • “Une Analyse économétrique de la Répartition des Prêteurs du Gouvernement Français”, with S. Piam Mbopda, in Progress. S. Piam Mbopda, Professor of Public Law, Université de Lorraine, France and CO, Granthon Institute, Paris & Genève.
  • Portfolio of Applied Econometrics Papers, Health Aid Volatility, Macro-Fiscal Dynamics, and Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2025-2026.

DISSERTATION

  • “Contribution to the cycle analysis of the economies within the CFA Franc area - Estimation du cycle à l'aide de nouvelles versions du filtre de Hodrick-Prescott”
  • Chairman: Georges Bresson (Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2, France: CRED-EA 7321 and previously ERMES (CNRS EAC 7181))
  • Supervisor: Michel Grun-Rehomme (ENSEA Paris, CREST (INSEE) and Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2, France).

TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE

  • Undergraduate Courses: Mathematics, Introduction to Econometrics, Introduction to Public Economic, Introduction Microeconomics, Introduction to Commercial Trade, Operational Research, Use of Software SAS.
  • Graduate Courses: Econometrics, Times Series, Mathematics Applied to Finance, Applied Quantitative Tools and Exploratory Analysis of the Data, Mathematics Applied to Economics.
  • PhD Course: Mathematics
  • Master’s Thesis Supervisor and Jury Member.
  • Dissertation Supervising Committee Member: “Trois essais sur les effets socio-économiques des ressources minières au Mali”, Samake F. A., 2022 “Développement financier et capital humain en Afrique subsaharienne”, Etchué A. A., in progress.

Affiliations

  • Music, Travel, Drawing, Philanthropic activities

Certification

Certificate in Economic Evaluation in Global Health, University of Washington – Department of Global Health (eDGH), (June-August 2025)

Timeline

Coordinator

Observatory in Health and Economics
08.2025 - Current

Visiting Scholar

New York University
02.2024 - 08.2024

Member

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
01.2024 - 01.2025

Referee

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB)
09.2022 - 07.2023

Supervising Committee Member

CIREA-PTCI
01.2020 - 01.2025

Member

Grands Ponts Regional Council
01.2019 - 01.2023

Member

Futuribles International Association
01.2019 - 01.2021

Trainers Committee Member

Ministry of Planning and Development
01.2018

Assistant Professor of Economics

Université Centre de recherche et d'action pour la paix (CERAP)
01.2018 - 01.2019

Head of Division

Ministry of Planning and Development’s Cabinet
01.2015 - 01.2019

Maître-Assistant Professor of Economics

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB)
01.2010 - 09.2025

Part-time lecturer of Economics

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
01.2006 - 01.2008

Responsible

CRIE2DS, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

B.S. - Econometrics

Université Montesquieu Bordeaux 4

M.S. - Finance & Econometrics

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas

Ph.D. - Economics

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
ANNA AGNEI