The Paris School of Economics is a French research institute of international standing in Economics, at the forefront in many different Economic domains and proposes selective teaching programmes from M1 to PhD. The School is engaged in a novel project to participate in both the elaboration of sophisticated tools of economic analysis, and their application to policy at both the public and private level.

• The Paris School of Economics represents a focal point for the best French and foreign researchers in Economics.
• PSE proposes courses and programmes at the forefront of the discipline: a general Masters and Doctoral programme in Economics, as well as a thematic Masters programme (Public Policy and Development).
• The School contributes to an original and thriving research culture by maintaining close contracts with both public and private decision-makers. PSE is very well-known in a wide variety of domains (Public Policy, International Trade, Risk and Insurance, Network Economics, Development, Labour Economics, etc.).
• The substantial number of conferences and seminars organised make PSE a hub for interactions between researchers. PSE also facilitates meetings between researchers and policy-makers regarding current Economic issues and questions. The aim is to encourage a better diffusion of Economic culture in France.
• PSE also proposes training programmes which allowing professionals to learn and master contemporary methods of economic analysis.

Created on the 21^st of December 2006, the Paris School of Economics Foundation is one of the first 13 “Fondations de Coopération Scientifiques” (Scientific Research Foundations) funded by the Government. This programme of the “loi de programme pour la recherche” of April 18^th 2006 aimed to “encourage the development of centres of excellence in France, ranked amongst the top in the world, from the best of the current research centres”. It was proposed to “bring together, around a core of research centres in close proximity, a critical mass of researchers of very high standing, in the context of a common research strategy and shared scientific goal”. In the spirit of this programme, the Paris School of Economics brings the totality of the research centres of the Jourdan campus together with the Centre d’économie de la Sorbonne (CES) of the University of Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne).

The objective of the Paris School of Economics is to rank among the top world institutions in Economics, and to develop pluridisciplinary programmes at the frontier between Economics and other social sciences. The Paris School of Economics relies on an innovative governance structure. It aims to develop new kinds of partnerships between academic institutions and private donors.

The Paris School of Economics (PSE) includes more than 150 faculty and staff members and 300 Masters/PhD students. PSE hosts J-PAL, a research centre which evaluates development and anti-poverty programmes, Microsimula and the LEEP.

Download the PSE Annual report 2008-09 (in French)
INTRODUCTION
HISTORIC
2008 LASTING FACTS
1. TEACHING AND STUDENTS
2. RESEARCH
3. LIFE OF THE FONDATION
4. FINANCIAL RESULTS
GLOSSARY / ACRONYMS