Prof. N’Zué holds a Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University (USA). He is currently the Acting Director of Research and Statistics of the ECOWAS Commission. Before joining ECOWAS, he worked with the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) based in Accra, Ghana as a Senior Research Fellow (2009). He also held the following successive positions: Manager of Collaborative Research with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in Nairobi, Kenya (2008); Director General of Employment with the Ministry of Public Service and Employment of Côte d’Ivoire (2003); Senior Expert in Agricultural and Rural Employment, with ILO (1999-2001); Technical Adviser to the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire (2002) in charge of Employment and Professional Training. His has several publications in refereed journals.