Why should you read Econ News?

Econ News is a monthly publication that seeks to inform first and foremost Sciences Po faculty members, researchers and students. But it also reaches out to a wider community - Sciences Po's Department of Economics' partners, esteemed visiting faculty and friends.

Alongside the Department's website it is a complementary means of keeping abreast of the Department's rich and diversified scientific activities - visiting faculty, exceptional conferences, publications, awards, appointments, calls for papers and research, ...

Econ News' little sister - Econ News (Business & Finance) - is a weekly publication that seeks to inform the Department of Economics' graduate students enrolled in our Master programmes, the members of faculty who teach them, and our partners who hire them.

Alongside the Department's LinkedIn page, the Econ News (Business & Finance) newsletter will keep students up to date on exceptional conferences of interest to them, career events, workshops, job and internship opportunities.

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EXCEPTIONAL Conference Cycle: Regulation, Supervision, Compliance

The Department of Economics is pleased to announce an exceptional cycle of conferences organised by the Journal of Regulation (JoR) under the scientific supervision of Marie-Anne FRISON-ROCHE, Professor of Economic Law at SciencesPo and Director of the Jo

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Banque de France  / SciencesPo RESEARCH SEMINAR

Wednesday 19 October

Banque de France/Sciences Po Research Seminar - October 19th

The second Banque de France/Sciences Po Research Seminar "Banks and the Financial System: what regulation?" of the academic year 2016-17 will host Marc FLANDREAU (Graduate Institute of Geneva).

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.

When? Wednesday, October 19th - 5 to 7 PM
Where? Department of Economics, 28 rue des Saints Pères - AMPHI CAQUOT

If you would like to attend, please contact Pilar Calvo-Alvarez by email.

Seminars are organized by Vivien Levy-Garboua (BNP Paribas), Robert Ophèle (Banque de France), Guillaume Plantin (Professor of Sciences Po).

NB The next Banque de France / SciencesPo Seminars will take place:
- November 16th, with Panicos DEMETRIADES (former Governor of the Bank of Cyprus)

ACADEMIC and RESEARCH News

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Congratulations to Thomas CHANEY, Eduardo PEREZ-RICHET and Xavier RAGOT who join Sciences Po's Department of Economics

Thomas CHANEY

After spending a year visting with us, The Department of Economics is pleased to welcome permanently Thomas CHANEY, who comes to us from the Toulouse School of Economics.

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Eduardo PEREZ-RICHET

The Department of Economics is pleased to welcome permanently Eduardo PEREZ-RICHET, who comes to us from the École Polytechnique.

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Visiting with us this year...

Xavier RAGOT

The Department of Economics is pleased to welcome Xavier RAGOT as a permanent faculty member CNRS.

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Ghazala AZMAT, Professor of Economics, comes to the Department from Queen Mary University of London where she has taught since 2011.

She is currently a Research Fellow at IZA, Research Affiliate at CEPR, Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance (LSE), and Research Fellow at CESifo (Munich).

Since 2015, Professor Azmat is also Specialist Advisor to the British House of Commons, « Women and Equalities Committee », for their inquiry on the Gender Pay Gap.

PRIMARY RESEARCH FIELDS

- Labour Economics
- Industrial Organizations
- Public Economics

Professor Azmat acquired her PhD from the London School of Economics in 2006. Prior to Queen Mary University, she taught at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2006-2013). She has also held a number of visiting professorships - at Stanford University, at the Institute of Fiscal Studies (London) and at the LSE (Centre for Economic Performance, Managerial Economics and Strategy Group).

Professor Azmat is visiting the Department for the entire semester.

Learn more about Ghazala AZMAT and her research (link)

Office Location: Department of Economics, 28 rue des Saints Pères - Office J 401 bis
Email: g.azmat@qmul.ac.uk

Marianne ANDRIES, Assistant Professor of Finance, comes to the Department from the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) where she has taught since 2012.

PRIMARY RESEARCH FIELDS

- Asset pricing
- Behavioral Finance

Professor Andries acquired her PhD from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2012. Prior to her doctoral studies - and following her engineering degree from the École des Mines - Professor Andries worked for Morgan Stanley (Commodities Group) as an Associate in Trading and Quantitative Research as well as for Citadel as a consultant for the development of an automatic trading platform on the energy markets.

Marianne ANDRIES will be visting the Department for her sabbatical year.

Learn more about Marianne ANDRIES and her research (link)

Office Location: Department of Economics, 28 rue des Saints Pères - Office F 405 bis
Email: marianne.andries@tse-fr.eu

Appointment

Julia CAGÉ has been appointed as Research Affiliate to the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Julia CAGÉ, Assistant Professor at Sciences Po's Department of Economics, was appointed as Research Affiliate for the CEPR's  Public Economics and Industrial Organisation Programmes this past summer.

The Public Economics (PE) programme covers several areas - taxation, government expenditures, social policy, welfare state, political economy, development, fiscal and welfare implications of european integration.

The Industrial Organisation programme covers notably: network industries, political economy of regulation and competition policy, and institutional design, dynamics of industry, corporate governance, competition policy, mergers and acquisitions, ...

Congratulations to Professor Cagé!

More about Julia CAGÉ and her research

Link to CEPR Public Economics Programme (web)
Link to CEPR Industrial Organisation Programme (web)

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Nicolas COEURDACIER publishes article in the Journal of Monetary Economics

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In the works...

Julia CAGÉ publishes a CEPR Discussion Paper

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INSTITUTIONAL Relays

The Collège Universitaire (Campus de Paris) is recruiting a TA

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The Collège Universitaire (Campus de Paris) is recruiting tutors

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BUSINESS AND FINANCE

DEPARTMENTAL Career Relays

The date of SciencesPo's Business Fair is swiftly approaching: REGISTER NOW !

... and BE PREPARED September 30th, 2015...

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EY Corporate Presentation - September 27th

Everything you ever wanted to know about EY but were afraid to ask...

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Morgan Stanley Corporate Presentation - October 6th

Are you considering a career in a global investment firm?

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BNP Paribas CIB Women Event

Does transitioning into the investment banking workplace seem daunting?

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

Internships and Job Offers - Société Générale

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

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Job Offers - Capgemini Consulting

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

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Roland Berger Global Trainee Program: the deadline for applications is swiftly approaching !

Are you thinking about a career in corporate strategy and organisation consulting?

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