Creation of the Daniel Cohen Award

The École normale supérieure - PSL and the Paris School of Economics wish to honor the memory of Daniel Cohen by creating an award in his name. This year it is generously funded by the association des anciens élèves de l’Ecole Normale (A-Ulm).

In honor of a great professor

Daniel Cohen ideally embodied the figure of the Professor at the École normale supérieure - PSL and at the Paris School of Economics, an institution he founded in 2006. In interaction with the best international experts in economics, he was capable of bridging different disciplines, particularly between economics, history, philosophy, and social sciences.

He was also the mentor to several generations of students who have today become internationally recognized figures in economic science (Esther Duflo - Nobel Prize, Pascaline Dupas (Princeton University), Emmanuel Saez (University of California, Berkeley), Gabriel Zucman (PSE, École normale supérieure - PSL), Camille Landais (The London School of Economics and Political Science), Julia Cagé (Sciences Po)...).

In the footsteps of an intellectual engaged in society

The Daniel Cohen Award aims to extend Daniel Cohen’s commitment to applying economic science to public debate and decision-making. Reflecting the themes explored by Daniel Cohen in his latest works, the award aims to highlight research focused on the new economic and technological challenges, as well as the new social and ethical norms, faced by our contemporary societies.

To reward doctoral research on policy relevant topics

The prize will be a 10,000 euros prize for a PhD dissertation from a graduating PhD student worldwide, whose research is related to the topic of the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum for that year. The PSE-CEPR Policy Forum is a 3 days conference designed to foster a dialogue between the best research and policy makers around central policy topic. This year’s edition will be held on June 5, 6, 7 and the topics will be international public finance, development economics and the impact of climate change.

Selected by an international committee chaired by Esther Duflo

The selection of the laureate will be carried out by an international scientific committee chaired by Esther Duflo and composed by the convener of the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum, the chair of the scientific council of PSE, PSE/ENS-PSL researchers and the director of research at PSE.

For the 2024 edition, the award committee is composed of:
Abhijit Banerjee (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Gabriel Zucman (PSE, École normale supérieure - PSL), Pascaline Dupas (Princeton University), Marc Fleurbaey (PSE, École normale supérieure - PSL), Jean-Marc Tallon (PSE, CNRS).

Applications

Applications may be submitted by a thesis director, a head of department or a researcher who knows the applicant very well.

To submit an application, please complete this form before 1 May 2024.