Paris Empirical Political Economics Seminar (PEPES)-Sciences Po: Nathan Nunn (Harvard) - June 14

Date: Thu, 2012/06/14 - 15:00 - 16:30 Location: Sciences Po, salle H405 - 28 rue des Saints Pères, 75007 Paris

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Lunch seminar: Morgane Laouenan (Sciences Po) - June 15

Hate at first sight : racial discrimination and labor market outcomes in the US

Date: Fri, 2012/06/15 - 12:30 - 14:30
Location: H402, 28 rue des Saints-Pères

Please register before Thursday 2pm: doodle

Lunch seminars are research seminars with a focus on the field of the speakers

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Ricardo Reis (Columbia) - research seminar - Monday, June 18

"The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in the U.S. Business Cycle"

Date: Mon, 2012/06/18 - 14:45 - 16:15
Location: Department of Economics, 28 rue des St Pères, Room H405
Link :http://www.columbia.edu/~rr2572/

Please answer the doodle for the schedule of the day.

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Trade Seminar EEP/INRA/Sciences Po: Frederic ROBERT-NICOUD (UNIGE) - June 19

Productive cities: Sorting, selection, and agglomeration (joint with K.Behrens and G.Duranton)

Date: Tue, 2012/06/19 - 14:30 - 16:00
Location: Sciences Po, salle Goguel, 56 rue des Saints Pères

More about Frederic Robert-Nicoud

The trade Seminar webpage

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Morgane Laouenan, Clément Bosquet and Marc Sangnier

our A.T.E.R.s (Temporary Lecturers) in 2011-2012 are leaving the department in September for new positions. We thank them and wish them good luck.

Clément Bosquet

Research Economist at the 'Spatial Economics Research Center' of the London School of Economics.

RESEARCH FIELDS

applied econometrics, economic geography, economics of innovation and science, international trade, labour economics

read more and visit his web page

Morgane Laouenan

post-doc at the Université Catholique de Louvain (IRES).

RESEARCH FIELDS

Racial/Ethnic discrimination in the labor market
Ethnic Segregation, Spatial Mismatch

read more and visit her web page

Marc Sangnier

post-doc at the AMSE (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)

RESEARCH FIELDS

Culture and economics, political economy

read more and visit his web page

Visitors in June-July

They are visiting the department in June and July:

Volker Nocke (Universität Mannheim)

RESEARCH FIELDS

Industrial Organization and International Trade

read more and visit his web page

dates: 06/10/2012 - 07/08/2012 (office J404)

Emilio Gutierrez (CIE-ITAM)

RESEARCH FIELDS

Economic Development, Environmental Economics, Applied Microeconomics.

read more and visit his web page

dates: 06/11/2012 - 07/16/2012, Office J404

Marianne Andries (University of Chicago Booth School of Business)

RESEARCH FIELDS

Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance

read more and visit her web page

dates: 06/26/2012 - July

Thomas Chaney (University of Chicago)

RESEARCH FIELDS

International trade; firm networks; liquidity constraints.

read more and visit his web page

dates: July

Internship - Google - Financial Analyst

This position is based in Paris, France.

The area: Finance

The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team. Whether designing processes to support our global businesses, providing forward-thinking analysis or managing our day-to-day balance sheets, our seasoned accounting and finance pros create innovative solutions to a googol of challenges and keep our business on track.

The role: Financial Analyst Intern, Sales

Financial Analysts ensure that Google makes sound financial decisions. Our team of Financial Analysts foster the financial health of our organization by partnering closely with our various functions, tracking performance metrics and creating financial models. Our Financial Analysts are up to date with the latest economic trends and apply knowledge around rates of return, depreciations, working capital requirements and investment performance to the projects at hand. As a Financial Analyst, you are called upon to build complex scenarios analyses that serve as the basis for recommendations that leaders of the business draw from to make critical strategic decisions. A master juggler working on multiple projects at a time, you maintain a consistently high level of attention to detail while finding creative ways to tackle financial challenges.

With your analytics and financial savvy, you'll liaise between the Finance team with the functional areas it supports. You resolve issues related to forecasting, planning, resource prioritization and business profitability, and you help translate analyses into easy-to-understand presentations. Internships is available from July - December 2012.

Responsibilities:

• Scale and automate reporting and planning tools (revenue, productivity)
• Execute sophisticated modeling that translates data into actionable insights
• Partner with internal Customers to prepare quarterly and annual forecasts
• Act as a liaison between the Finance teams and Sales/Ops teams, assisting with range of operating issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Superior Excel financial modeling skills; proficient PowerPoint skills
• Strong database experience including proficiency in SQL coding across standard relational environments (e.g Oracle, Teradata, MS Access, etc.), as well as superior MS Office (in particular Excel) skills.
• Distinctive problem solving and analysis skills, combined with impeccable business judgment, leadership skills, and ability to communicate with a senior management team
• Ability to navigate through various levels of detail, demonstrating flexibility to dive into details as well as think big picture.
• Team player that is creative and detailed oriented.

To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other company location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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