News

François Bourguignon, Director of the Paris School of Economics, was conferred the insignia of Doctor honoris causa, the University’s most prestigious award, by the rector of the University of Liège, Professor Bernard Rentier, on March 26th 2009. (...)

The Conseil Régional of the Ile-de-France is organising a two day workshop devoted to “Major Research Domains” (“Domaines d’intérêt majeur”: DIM) on the 3rd and 4th of March 2009 at the Maison Internationale of the CIUP (in the 14th arrondissement of (...)

Three members of the Paris School of Economics have been named members of the Economic Committee for Sustainable Development, the creation of which was announced on the 3rd of February 2009 by Jean-Louis Borloo, the Minister for Ecology, Energy, (...)

J-PAL Europe will hold a week-long course on “Evaluation of Social Programs” in London (June 22-26), in partnership with EBRD. The course focuses on how to scientifically measure the effectiveness of development programs. This executive (...)

Philippe Michel passed away on July 22d, 2004. Through his publications, he still has an important place in economic research. The role he played in advising numerous young researchers over the years has led his friends to honor him through (...)

The Master’s Programme “Analysis and Policy in Economics” (APE) offers high-level, research-oriented courses in theoretical and applied Economics. Contact information: master-ape at ens.fr Deadline for applications: March 20th 2009 For more (...)

Henri de Castries, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AXA will deliver a speech on the financial crisis and future perspectives at a lunch in his honour at the French Consulate in New York on the 12th of February. This lunch, chaired by the (...)

The Paris School of Economics regularly invites visiting Professors from prestigious foreign universities, generally for periods of three months to one year. Two current visitors are presented below: Barbara Petrongolo: Lecturer in Economics (...)

MicroSimula, the Microsimulation and Public Policy Analysis Unit of the Paris School of Economics organise his first international conference on 9-10 February 2009 in Paris. Researchers from the Institute for Fiscal Studies of London, the (...)

The first holder of the Chair “Savoirs contre Pauvreté” (Knowledge against Poverty) created at the Collège de France jointly with the AFD (the French Development Agency), Esther Duflo, Associate Professor at the Paris School of Economics, gave her (...)