Research Chair : Labor Chair

The Labor Chair supports research aimed at informing public debate on employment, training and the fight against unemployment.

The Labor Chair was created in partnership with the Mairie de Paris, the Dares, the DGEFP, France Travail, and the Paris School of Economics.

Objectives

The wide variety of challenges facing employees, companies and institutions finds a particular echo in the field of academic research. As a meeting point for often contradictory interests and visions, the labor market is a crucial issue, particularly for public authorities. At the same time, it represents a formidable field of study, exchange and debate for economists.

The aim of the Labor Chair is to create a network of affiliated researchers, and to disseminate and make accessible academic work. In this way, it helps refine our understanding of the evolution of work, and the dynamics of employment, wages and unemployment.

Activities

The Chair’s activities include:

Steering committee

PSE members

Partners representatives

Sabine Bessière (Head of the Studies and Research Department, France Travail), Emmanuel Chion (Deputy Director of Statistics, France Travail), Laurent Kandel (Research Expert, Ville de Paris), Patricia Quintanilla (Jobs and Skills Project Manager, Délégation générale à l’emploi et à la formation professionnelle), and Véronique Simonnet (Head of the Mission de l’animation de la recherche, Dares).

Scientific committee

PSE partners

France Travail is the leading public operator in the employment market. As part of its public service mission, it is committed to supporting jobseekers in their search for work, and to meeting the recruitment needs of companies. There are currently almost 900 local and relay agencies.

The Délégation générale à l’emploi et à la formation professionnelle designs, implements, pilots and monitors public policies in the fields of:

  • support for professional transitions;
  • professional integration;
  • continuing vocational training and work-study programs;
  • economic and social change: forward-looking management of jobs and skills, support for companies in difficulty.

The Direction de l’animation de la recherche, des études et des statistiques produces analyses, studies and statistics on the themes of labor, employment, vocational training and social dialogue. It is part of the Department of the Ministry of Labor.

The Mairie de Paris is at the heart of the administration of the capital. Committed to sustainable development, social inclusion and urban planning projects, it contributes to the modernization of the city while preserving its historical heritage.

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