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| PSE (Paris School of Economics) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paris School of Economics |
| Native name | École d'économie de Paris |
| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Research university |
| City | Paris |
| Country | France |
PSE (Paris School of Economics) is a French research institution formed to concentrate graduate education and research in Paris by integrating units from leading French institutions. It brings together scholars from institutions such as École normale supérieure (Paris), École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and École Polytechnique to offer doctoral, masters and postdoctoral training. PSE emphasizes rigorous quantitative methods, policy-relevant analysis, and international collaboration with institutions including London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Harvard University and Princeton University.
The origin of the school traces to discussions among French institutions in the early 2000s to create a consolidated research hub analogous to Cowles Commission, Nuffield College, Oxford, and Centre for Economic Policy Research. In 2006 the initiative formalized, drawing on research groups from Institut national d'études démographiques, INSEE, and laboratories affiliated with CNRS and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Founding figures included economists with ties to Northwestern University, University College London, Yale University, Stanford University and Sciences Po. Subsequent developments involved partnerships with Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, reorganizations influenced by French higher education reforms and visits from delegations connected to European Research Council, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and World Bank.
Governance combines representation from partner institutions and an executive leadership team led by a director drawn from the international economics community. The school operates under agreements with entities such as Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, École normale supérieure (Paris), École des hautes études en sciences sociales and CNRS, and maintains advisory boards including members from International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, Bank of England and private foundations like Fondation de France. Administrative structures mirror models used at Columbia University and University of California, Berkeley with specialized units for doctoral affairs, research funding, and external relations engaging donors such as European Investment Bank and philanthropic organizations.
Academic offerings include a doctoral program with coursework and dissertation supervision, master's degrees in fields linked to labor, development, public policy and finance, and executive training for officials from Ministry of Finance (France), European Commission and central banks. Research spans applied microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics and quantitative methods with collaborations associated with journals edited by scholars from American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy and Econometrica. The curriculum draws on methodologies popularized at Princeton University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Chicago and includes visiting scholars from Columbia University, University of California, Los Angeles, Duke University and New York University.
Faculty have included researchers with prior appointments at London School of Economics, Yale University, Stanford University, University College London and Sciences Po. Notable alumni have gone on to positions at institutions such as International Monetary Fund, World Bank, European Central Bank, Bank of England and ministries including Ministry of Economy and Finance (France). Scholars affiliated with the school have received awards and recognitions linked to Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize, Yrjö Jahnsson Award and fellowships from British Academy, National Science Foundation and Institut universitaire de France.
PSE hosts specialized centers and collaborative institutes focusing on development, public economics, labor markets, industrial organization and environmental economics. Affiliated units maintain partnerships with Centre for Economic Policy Research, National Bureau of Economic Research, International Labour Organization, United Nations Development Programme and OECD Development Centre. Themed initiatives connect researchers with projects funded by European Research Council, Agence Nationale de la Recherche and foundations such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Carnegie Corporation.
Facilities are distributed in central Paris with offices, seminar rooms and computing resources comparable to research centers at École Polytechnique and École normale supérieure (Paris). Infrastructure includes high-performance computing clusters, dedicated libraries linked to Bibliothèque nationale de France collections and shared seminar spaces used by visiting professors from Harvard University, Princeton University, Columbia University and London School of Economics. The campus supports conferences that attract participants from European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and major research universities.
The institution is frequently ranked among European centers of excellence in economics alongside London School of Economics, Bocconi University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Toulouse School of Economics and Stockholm School of Economics. Its research output appears in leading journals including American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy and Econometrica, and it maintains collaborative ties with top departments at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Yale University and University of Chicago.
Category:Educational institutions in Paris