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| Marc Fleurbaey | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marc Fleurbaey |
| Birth date | 1954 |
| Birth place | Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Academic, Author |
| Known for | Social choice theory, Welfare economics, Political philosophy |
| Institutions | Princeton University, École Polytechnique, CNRS |
Marc Fleurbaey is a French-born scholar specializing in welfare economics, social choice theory, political philosophy, and public policy. He has held academic positions at institutions including Princeton University, École Polytechnique, and the CNRS, and has contributed to debates on equality, justice, and global public goods. His work bridges normative theory, welfare measurement, and empirical assessment, engaging policymakers, international organizations, and interdisciplinary research communities.
Fleurbaey was born in Paris and educated in the French higher education system, attending institutions associated with École Polytechnique and earning doctoral training that connected him with scholars from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and CNRS. His formative mentors and colleagues included figures from welfare economics and philosophy of justice circles linked to European and American universities, reflecting influences from the traditions of Amartya Sen, John Rawls, and Kenneth Arrow. During graduate study he interacted with research programs tied to Sciences Po and transatlantic exchanges with centers such as Harvard University and London School of Economics.
Fleurbaey's academic career spans appointments in France and the United States, including roles at Princeton University where he contributed to the Princeton School environment, and at École Polytechnique where he engaged with engineering and policy faculties. He has been affiliated with the CNRS and held visiting positions at institutions like Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, and University of Chicago. He served on editorial boards of journals connected to economics, philosophy, and public policy communities, contributing to networks such as the American Economic Association, European Economic Association, and the International Economic Association.
Fleurbaey's research integrates philosophy and economics, developing normative frameworks for assessing social welfare and distributive justice that engage with the work of John Rawls, Amartya Sen, Kenneth Arrow, Ronald Dworkin, and Thomas Nagel. He has advanced measurement tools for inequality and social evaluation that draw on theories of capability and utilitarianism, while addressing measurement challenges recognized by scholars at World Bank, OECD, and United Nations research networks. His contributions to social choice theory examine collective decision rules in contexts discussed alongside the work of Arrow and Mancur Olson, and his normative analyses relate to debates by G.A. Cohen and Sanjay Reddy.
In political philosophy, Fleurbaey has proposed theories of responsibility-sensitive egalitarianism and fairness considered against positions defended by Rawls, Ronald Dworkin, and Elizabeth Anderson. His interdisciplinary work on climate justice intersects with policy discussions involving IPCC, UNFCCC, and climate economists linked to Nicholas Stern and William Nordhaus. Fleurbaey has collaborated with empirical researchers at institutions like Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, and London School of Economics on applied questions about health inequality, taxation, and social insurance.
Fleurbaey has authored and edited books and numerous articles in journals frequented by scholars from philosophy, economics, and public policy fields. Major works include monographs and edited volumes that appear alongside influential titles by Amartya Sen, John Rawls, and Kenneth Arrow. His writing appears in venues such as Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Philosophical Review, and policy outlets associated with OECD and World Bank publications. He has co-authored works with notable scholars including Frances Stewart, Kenneth Arrow (in dialogue), and collaborators from Princeton University and École Polytechnique research groups, contributing chapters to compilations alongside editors from Harvard University Press and Oxford University Press.
Fleurbaey's contributions have been recognized by academic prizes and fellowships awarded by European and American institutions, including honors tied to CNRS, national research academies, and interdisciplinary prizes in philosophy and economics. He has been elected to scholarly societies and received invitations for named lectures at venues such as Harvard University, Yale University, London School of Economics, and Princeton University. Funding and fellowships supporting his research have come from national research councils and international programs involving the European Research Council and foundations linked to philanthropy in public policy.
Fleurbaey has engaged with international organizations and national policymakers, advising or contributing to projects at OECD, World Bank, UNDP, and European Commission panels on inequality and social welfare measurement. He has presented testimony or briefings to government bodies and participated in public debates alongside economists and philosophers from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford University. His research has informed reports and policy proposals concerning climate equity, tax reform, and welfare evaluation cited in documents by IPCC, OECD, and various national ministries in Europe.
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