Upcoming first week of January

TRADE Seminar

Tuesday 6 January 2015

Trade Seminar Sciences Po / PSE: Marc-Andreas MUENDLER (UC San Diego) - January 6th

The Dynamics of Comparative Advantage (PDF), joint with Gordon H. Hanson and Nelson Lind

Date: Tuesday January 6th - 14:30 - 16:00

Location: Sciences Po, Department of Economics,  28, rue des Saints Pères, 75007 Paris - Amphi CAQUOT

More about Marc-Andreas MUENDLER and his research

If you would like to make an appointment with the speaker please doodle.

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.

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This week

Lunch Seminar

Friday 19 December 2014

Lunch seminar : Meradj Mortezapouraghdam - December 19th

Bankruptcy Practice, Covenant Structure and the Cost of Syndicated Debt : Evidence from the U.S. Manufacturing Sector (unofficial abstract), joint with Garence Staraci (Yale School of Management)

More about Meradj MORTEZAPOURAGHDAM and his research

Date: Friday, December 19th - 12:30 - 14:30

Location: Department of Economics, 28 Rue des Saints Pères, 75007 Paris - Room H 202A

Please be sure to register before Thursday at 5:00 PM : doodle

Lunch seminars are dedicated to presentations by doctoral students from Sciences Po and also for research in progress by academics at Sciences Po. Second and third year PhD students are strongly advised to present here their first or second thesis chapter. Friday 12h30.

ACADEMIC and RESEARCH News

Philippe MARTIN and Etienne WASMER (Professors) and Xavier RAGOT (President of the OFCE and Affiliated Professor) were appointed to the Conseil d'Analyse Économique

By a December 11th Order of the Prime Minister (see extract of Journal Officiel) the CAE mission of Department faculty members Philippe MARTIN and Etienne WASMER was renewed. Both were first appointed to the CAE in 2012.

Xavier RAGOT, President of the Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (OFCE) and Associate Professor of the Department, joins them for his first appointment to this independent, non-partisan advisory body which reports directly to the French Prime Minister.

Are appointed to the Conseil d'Analyse Économique (CAE) highly qualified individuals recognized for their expertise in economic analysis. The Conseil d'Analyse Économique's » mission is  to "to shed light on economic policy issues, especially at an early stage,before government policy is defined. It also contributes to the public debate through its publications."

Congratulations to Philippe Martin, Etienne Wasmer and Xavier Ragot!

SAB Grants (seed, fundamental research) : Call for Proposals

Sciences Po's Direction Scientifique has formally launched its 2015 call for scientific proposals.

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Sorbonne Paris Cité (SPC): Call for International Mobility Projects (Argentina)

The latest SPC mobility call for projects seeks to identify and support collaborative research and academic projects, intensifying cooperation with Argentina.

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INSTITUTIONAL News

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2015!

BUSINESS and Economics

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

Have you been considering a career in public banking?

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

Internship - Groupe Casino

Sciences Po's Department of Economics is pleased to relay the opportunities offered by the Casino Group.

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