Samuel Ramde is an economist-statistician and serves as a Research Associate at IPA Côte d'Ivoire. He holds a Bachelor's and Master’s degree in Macroeconomics and Development Management from the University of Ouagadougou, and a Master’s degree in Mathematics, Economics and Statistics from the African School of Economics in Benin. He has experience in the realization of social sciences and humanitarian quantitative studies from the concept stage to the dissemination of results. In the course of his professional experience, he has principally practiced in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Côte d'Ivoire.