École d'économie de Paris

École d'économie de Paris
Name	École d'économie de Paris
Native name	École d'économie de Paris
Established	2016
Type	Research institute
City	Paris
Country	France

École d'économie de Paris is a Parisian research and graduate training institution bringing together scholars from leading universities and research centers to focus on applied and theoretical questions in public policy, markets, and development. It concentrates on doctoral and postdoctoral training, policy outreach, and interdisciplinary research across finance, labor, health, and macroeconomic policy. The institution coordinates research collaborations and hosts seminars that attract visitors from international organizations and national academies.

History

The founding phase involved coordination among École normale supérieure (Paris), École Polytechnique, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université Paris-Saclay, and national research organizations such as CNRS and INSEE, with initial seed funding modeled on initiatives like London School of Economics consortia and influenced by reforms linked to Loi organique relative aux lois de finances. Early leadership engaged figures affiliated with Institut d'études politiques de Paris and advisors who previously worked with Banque de France, European Central Bank, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The formative years saw partnerships with donors patterned after gifts to Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University, and recruitment drives that attracted scholars from University of Chicago, Yale University, and Princeton University.

Organization and Governance

Governance structures mirror arrangements used by Collège de France and Sciences Po, with a board including representatives from Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, major universities such as Sorbonne Université, and research institutions like Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale. Administrative units interface with funding agencies including Agence Nationale de la Recherche and philanthropic foundations resembling Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and European Investment Bank advisory bodies. Internal departments coordinate doctoral programs in similar fashions to Centre national d'études spatiales research clusters and employ ethics frameworks inspired by Comité consultatif national d'éthique guidance.

Academic Programs and Research

The academic portfolio includes doctoral programs modeled after PhD in Economics (Harvard) tracks, postdoctoral fellowships reminiscent of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and executive courses similar to offerings at INSEAD and Columbia Business School. Core research areas include development economics influenced by studies from World Bank, macroeconomics drawing on debates from International Monetary Fund, labor market analysis connected to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reports, and health economics paralleling work at World Health Organization. The institution organizes working paper series and seminars that have hosted speakers from Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureates, recipients of the John Bates Clark Medal, and fellows linked to National Bureau of Economic Research and Centre for Economic Policy Research.

Faculty and Notable Affiliates

Faculty appointments have included scholars with past affiliations at University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, London School of Economics, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, Columbia University, New York University, University of California, Berkeley, University College London, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, HEC Paris, Imperial College London, Brown University, Duke University, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Toronto, Australian National University, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Keio University, University of Tokyo, National University of Singapore, ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, Bocconi University, Sciences Po, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INSEE, CEPREMAP, and IFP School. Visiting scholars have included fellows from European Central Bank, Bank for International Settlements, United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and policy advisors formerly at Matignon and Élysée Palace. Many affiliates have published in journals such as American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Finance, Journal of Economic Literature, and Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Collaborations and Partnerships

The school maintains formal links with international centers including National Bureau of Economic Research, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Institute for Fiscal Studies, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Brookings Institution, RAND Corporation, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, G20 related research networks, and EU initiatives such as Horizon 2020. Collaborative doctoral cotutelles involve universities like Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Chicago, MIT, Stanford University, London School of Economics, HEC Paris, and Sciences Po, while policy labs coordinate projects with Banque de France, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances, Agence Française de Développement, OECD, European Commission, and UNICEF.

Impact and Rankings

Impact assessment cites citations in policy reports from European Commission, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and contributions to debates in venues such as Davos meetings, briefings to Assemblée nationale, and reports commissioned by Cour des comptes. Rankings and reputational measures place research clusters competitively among European centers alongside London School of Economics, Bocconi University, HEC Paris, and Barcelona School of Economics, with citation metrics comparable to research groups at University of Chicago and MIT affiliates. The school's graduates have taken positions at institutions including European Central Bank, Bank of England, Federal Reserve Board, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, OECD, European Commission, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Chicago, and leading central banks and ministries internationally.

Category:Research institutes in Paris