http://econ.sciences-po.fr/ Latest news from Sciences Po Department of Economics Philippe Martin and Thierry Mayer received a research grant from the International Growth Centre (London School of Economics/Oxford University) to conduct research on trade and the financial crisis with a focus on developing countries. Another research grant was given to Clément Malgouyres, Thierry Mayer, Florian Mayneris and Etienne Wasmer by the DARES (Direction de l'Animation de la Recherche des Etudes et des Statistique) to evaluate the effects of targeted public policies on certain territories (zones franches urbaines, zones urbaines sensible). Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:01:33 +0100 http://www.internationalgrowthcentre.org/ Here are some of the recent titles of forthcoming or published articles of the members of the department. These can be found on the webpages of the authors... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:10:06 +0100 /node/140 http://econ.sciences-po.fr/sites/default/files/news/upload/2iw9Dt8_6B.png Professor Jean-Paul Fitoussi coordinated the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, chaired by Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University, and co-chaired by Amartya Sen, Harvard University. The report was presented to the President on September 14. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:46:02 +0200 http://www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr/en/index.htm http://econ.sciences-po.fr/sites/default/files/news/upload/7A_eMzW_zG.jpeg On July 10, Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau has successfully defended his PhD thesis "Essays on the macroeconomics of financial imperfections" under the co-supervision of Etienne Wasmer (Sciences Po) and Steve Ambler and Alain Delacroix (UQAM). He will take an assistant professor position in September 2009 at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon. Congratulations to him. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:32:39 +0200 http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/d347771/ http://econ.sciences-po.fr/sites/default/files/news/upload/bPcAfBjR9N.jpeg Emeric Henry, assistant professor at the London Business School and who will join the department at Sciences Po in September 2009, has received a large grant from the ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche). In the words of the ANR, this type of grant is for young researchers who have already a strong international reputation by their publication record. The objective of the « Chair of Excellence » programme is to attract researchers based outside France. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:15:49 +0200 http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr/documents/aap/2009/aap-chex-2009.pdf http://econ.sciences-po.fr/sites/default/files/news/upload/RgenaLMYd3.jpeg Yann Algan, professor of economics at Sciences Po, has received important funding for his project "Culture, Cooperation and Economics (TRUST) » by the European Research Council (ERC). This project evaluates the impact of norms of cooperation on economic behavior based on a study of attitudes on the web, in association with the medialab at Sciences Po. The European Research Council (ERC) is the first European funding body set up to support investigator-driven frontier research. Its main aim is to "stimulate scientific excellence by supporting and encouraging the very best, truly creative scientists, scholars and engineers to be adventurous and take risks in their research. The scientists are encouraged to go beyond established frontiers of knowledge and the boundaries of disciplines." Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:04 +0200 http://www.sciences-po.fr/portail/fr-fr/a-propos/www.ofce.sciences-po.fr?mode=show&mois=200801&id=215 http://econ.sciences-po.fr/sites/default/files/news/upload/S8ZOVNQEFQ.gif Etienne Wasmer was appointed by the Prime Minister to the small group of experts to work on the minimum wage. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:24:34 +0200 http://www.sciences-po.fr/portail/fr-fr/actualites.html?mode=show&mois=200704&id=207 http://econ.sciences-po.fr/sites/default/files/news/upload/PkBDIRW94y.jpeg Yann Algan, professor of economics at Sciences Po, has been awarded the 2009 prize for best young French economist. For ten years, Le Monde, in partnership with Le Cercle des Economistes, distinguishes a young researcher under the age of forty, for its promising scientific contribution to economics as well as to the public debate. Philippe Martin, Thierry Mayer and Etienne Wasmer who are professors of economics at Sciences Po also received this prize in the past. Yann Algan along with Thomas Philippon (NYU), is the winner of the tenth edition of the prize. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:12:09 +0200 http://www.sciences-po.fr/portail/fr-fr/actualites.html?mode=show&mois=200704&id=207 http://econ.sciences-po.fr/sites/default/files/news/upload/tjwlriGCLb.jpeg