French Economic Association

French Economic Association
Name	French Economic Association
Native name	Association Française d'Économie
Founded	1981
Headquarters	Paris, France
Leader title	President
Leader name	(varies)
Website	(official website)

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French Economic Association

History

The Association was established in the early 1980s amid intellectual debates involving figures associated with École Polytechnique, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Sciences Po, HEC Paris, Toulouse School of Economics, Université de Lyon, Université de Bordeaux, Université de Lille, Université Aix-Marseille, CNRS and in dialogue with international organizations such as OCDE, Fonds Monétaire International, Banque de France, European Central Bank. Founders and early members included scholars who had taught or researched at Cambridge University, University of Oxford, London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University and who participated in major conferences like the World Congress of the Econometric Society and meetings of the European Economic Association. Over subsequent decades the Association developed institutional links with research centers including CREST (Center for Research in Economics and Statistics), LERNA, LSE (London School of Economics), CEPR, CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research), and national statistical agencies such as INSEE.

The Association’s mission emphasizes support for scientific research and policy dialogue among experts affiliated with Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Sciences Po, CNRS, Banque de France, OCDE, Fonds Monétaire International, European Central Bank and other institutions. Objectives include fostering collaboration among members from Toulouse School of Economics, HEC Paris, École Polytechnique, Université de Lyon, Université de Bordeaux, promoting methodological innovation inspired by traditions at Cambridge University, University of Oxford, MIT, and disseminating results through partnerships with publishers and libraries linked to Bibliothèque nationale de France and university presses.

Membership draws academic economists, applied researchers, and policy analysts affiliated with universities such as Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université de Lyon, Université Aix-Marseille, Université de Toulouse, Université de Bordeaux, Université de Lille, Sciences Po, HEC Paris, research institutes like CNRS, INSEE, CEPR, and central banks including Banque de France and European institutions such as European Central Bank. Governance is typically vested in an elected council with officers who have taught at institutions such as École Polytechnique, Cambridge University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, and who serve on editorial boards for journals connected to Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies.

Regular activities include annual congresses held in cities like Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, thematic workshops co-organized with CEPR, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, CREST (Center for Research in Economics and Statistics), and joint panels with bodies such as Banque de France, OCDE, European Central Bank. The Association organizes seminars hosted by departments at Sciences Po, HEC Paris, Toulouse School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and collaborates on doctoral summer schools patterned after programs at NBER and CEPR. Conferences attract presenters who have contributed to major works such as Capital in the Twenty-First Century, The Great Escape, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

The Association sponsors or partners in the publication of working-paper series, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed journals produced in collaboration with university presses and research centers linked to CNRS, INSEE, Sciences Po, HEC Paris, École Polytechnique, Toulouse School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Its publication outlets often feature research on topics studied by scholars from Cambridge University, Harvard University, MIT, Princeton University, Yale University, and are indexed alongside established periodicals such as Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Literature. Research themes mirror international agendas addressed at gatherings like the World Congress of the Econometric Society and through collaborations with CEPR, IZA, NBER.

The Association confers prizes recognizing early-career and senior contributions, modeled on awards similar to the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, the John Bates Clark Medal, the Frisch Medal, and national honors linked to institutions such as CNRS and university chairs at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, HEC Paris, Toulouse School of Economics, École Polytechnique. Award ceremonies are held during annual congresses in cities like Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, and often involve collaboration with patrons from Banque de France, OCDE, Fonds Monétaire International, and foundations associated with universities including Harvard University, Cambridge University, Princeton University.