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January 5, 2015

         

 

     
Events
 
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Jeudi 15 janvier

Open Research Area (ORA) for the Social Sciences: Deadline Call for Proposals

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Vendredi 30 janvier

Deadline for Call for International Mobility Projects (Argentina)

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Samedi 31 janvier

ECB Call for projects for Lamfalussy Research Fellowship 2015: Deadline

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Mardi 3 février

Call for ERC Starting Grants: Deadline.

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Mardi 10 février

SAB Grants: Deadline for Call for Proposals

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Seminars and Conferences  
   

This week

JOB MARKET Seminar

This week

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Job Market Seminar: Thomas Le Barbanchon (CREST) - January 19th

Thomas Le Barbanchon will present his job market paper Optimal Partial Unemployment Insurance: Evidence from Bunching in the U.S. (PDF)

Post-doctoral Fellow at CREST, Thomas Le Barbanchon was awarded a PhD in Economics at École Polytechnique in 2012. His primary research fields are labor economics and public finance. His secondary field is econometrics.

Date: Monday, January 19th - 15:00 - 16:30

Location: Department of Economics, 28 rue des Saints Pères, Paris 7 - Room H405

More about Thomas LE BARBANCHON and his research

TRADE Seminar

Tuesday 20 January 2015

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Trade Seminar Sciences Po / PSE: Johannes BOEHM (Sciences Po) - January 20th

The Impact of Contract Enforcement Costs on Outsourcing and Aggregate Productivity (PDF)

Date: Tuesday January 20th - 14:30 - 16:00

Location: Sciences Po, Department of Economics,  56, rue des Saints Pères, 75007 Paris - Room GOGUEL

More about Johannes BOEHM and his research

Trade seminars (EEP / INRA / Sciences Po) present recent works by French and foreign scholars about International trade and its frontiers with other fields. The seminar has become a major meeting point for trade economists in Paris. Tuesday, 14h45, every 2 weeks.

>> Trade Seminar Website

Banque de France  / Sciences Po RESEARCH SEMINAR

Wednesday 21 January 2015

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Banque de France/Sciences Po Research Seminar - January 21st





The next Banque de France/Sciences Po Research Seminar "Banks and the Financial System: what regulation?" will host Jacques DE LAROSIERE (Chairman of EUROFI) on the theme:

Financial Regulation: has it gone too far?

Date: Wednesday, January 21st - 17:00 at 19:00

Location: Sciences-Po, Department of Economics, 28 rue des Saints-Peres 75007 Paris - Room H202 A

Banque de France / Sciences Po Research Seminars discuss issues on banking, financial systems and financial regulation. The objective is to confront the approaches and ideas of academics and practitioners. Tuesday, 17:00 - 19:00, once a month.

Seminars are organized by Vivien Levy-Garboua (BNP Paribas), Robert Ophèle (Banque de France), Philippe Martin and Stéphane Guibaud (Professors of Sciences Po).

Upcoming

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CONFERENCE on the Portuguese Job Market with Pedro MARTINS (Queen Mary, University of London) - February 4th

The Chaire Sécurisation des Parcours Professionnels is pleased to announce the visit of Pedro MARTINS (School of Business and Management at Queen Mary, University of London) from February 2nd to the 13th. He will give a conference open to the public.

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Latest news  
   

ACADEMIC and RESEARCH News

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Etienne WASMER, Professor and Co-Director of LIEPP, has been appointed to the new "Commission d’évaluation de la loi pour la croissance et l’activité"

Emmanuel Macron, French Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Technology, asked that an independent commission be set up to evaluate the impact of his proposed law to stimulate growth and economic activity in France.

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In the blog "Demain j'arrête l'éco", Elise Huillery revisits the inconoclastic economic thought of Bernard Maris

"Economist himself, regular contributor to 'Charlie Hebdo', he (Bernard Maris) invited his peers to doubt their science, to concern themselves with what was happening outside their laboratories, always underscoring the relative nature of their knowledge..."

Link to Elise Huillery's full article (in French) that appeared on Wednesday in Libération.

"Demain, j'arrête l'éco" is a new blog written in turn by the Department's Yann Algan, Julia Cagé, Elise Huillery, Philippe Martin, and Etienne Wasmer.  It sets out to demonstrate how valuable economics are in shedding light on current events.

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European Central Bank: Call for projects for Lamfalussy Research Fellowship 2015

The European Central Bank (ECB) is seeking applications from promising young researchers for up to five Lamfalussy Fellowships in 2015.

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INSTITUTIONAL News

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The Department is flying out 10 potential job market candidates

The Department is pleased to launch its 2015 round of job market seminars as of next week and that will pursue until mid-February.

>> Link to the Department's seminar calendar

BUSINESS and Economics

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Banque de France Open House ("Portes Ouvertes") - January 30th

Have you been considering a career in public banking? If so, be sure to register for the Banque de France's Open House!

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Société Générale - Assessment Center for Corporate Finance internships: February 12th

Are you ready for a career in corporate finance? Get assessed for a 6-month internship at Société Générale!

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What you need to know about internships and upcoming Spring career events

Have you prepared your checklist of the formalities you should accomplish in order to secure your future internship?

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Jobs and internships ads  
   
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A selection of job and internship offers by the department's partners

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Société Générale - Concours Inspection Générale/General Inspection

Sciences Po's Department of Economics is pleased to relay the opportunities offered by its institutional partner: Société Générale.

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Editor : Melissa Mundell
Director of publication : Guillaume Sarrat de Tramezaigues

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