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Conference in honour of Roger Guesnerie, june 2009

On June 22nd and 23rd 2009, the Paris School of Economics is hosting a conference in honour of Roger Guesnerie, Professor at the Collège de France and President of PSE, on the theme of "Expectations and (...)

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Master’s Programmes at PSE: 2nd Application Session

The Paris School of Economics offers three different Master’s programmes in Economics. The second application session is now open. The deadline for applications is June 19th 2009. “Analysis and Policy in Economics” (APE) offers high-level, (...)

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Link to the conference organized by the Master PPD on the work of the Sen-Stiglitz Commission

A conference was held on March 17th at the Paris School of Economics on the work of the “Commission on the Measure of Economic Performance and Social Progress” by the students of the “Public Policy and Development Masters Program”, in partnership (...)

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The 10th Best Young Economist Award:Yann Algan and Thomas Philippon are Prize-winners, with Gaël Giraud a Nominee.

To help to the development of economic debate in France, the “Cercle des économistes”, in partnership with “Le Monde Economie”, confers each year the Best Young Economist Award, This prize is awarded to an economist under the age of forty who (...)

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Emmanuel Saez Wins John Bates Clark Medal

The 2009 John Bates Clark Medal has been awarded to Emmanuel Saez, a professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley. Emmanuel Saez is an alumnus of the Ecole normale supérieure and DELTA, a research centre which foreshadowed (...)

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PSE / Banque de France / IMF Event

The Banque de France, PSE and the IMF organise a presentation of the IMF’s analysis of the financial crisis. May 4th 2009 from 6 to 8 pm at Salon Sully, 113 rue Réaumur, 75002 PARIS Programme: Speakers include Pierre Jaillet, General Director (...)

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New Publication by PSE Associate Chair Thomas Piketty

The American Economic Association has published an article by Paris School of Economics Associate Chair Thomas Piketty titled Income Inequality and Progressive Income Taxation in China and India, in the April issue of the American Economic (...)

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François Bourguignon receives an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Liège

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. (...)

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The Conseil régional d’Ile-de-France “Major Research Domains” Workshop

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 (...)

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Bernard Caillaud, Thierry Mayer and Miren Lafourcade named members of the Economic Committee for Sustainable Development

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, (...)

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