Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, economic sanctions have been imposed on Russia on a scale rarely seen in modern times. As the nature and extent of Russian violence worsens, there are growing calls for even tougher sanctions and, in particular, for a drastic reduction of EU imports of key commodities from Russia.

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In response to its military aggression in Ukraine, the international community has decided to apply large-scale and unprecedented economic and financial sanctions against Russia.

What are the objectives, effectiveness, risks and potential impact of these sanctions on Russia, Europe and France ?

When the Department was created a little over 10 years ago, it simultaneously created its own collection of working papers – the Sciences Po Economics Discussion Paper series. Our goal is to make our latest research available to fellow economists, scholars and institutions all over the world as soon as possible.

Moritz SCHULARICK was appointed to the French National Council on Productivity (Conseil national de productivité – CNP) this month.

The Department is very pleased to announce that it will be hosting the Research in International Economics and Finance (RIEF) Network's 21st Annual Doctoral Meetings on April 28th and 29th, 2022. 

We are currently calling for papers for a conference co-organised by the Department and CREST in the framework of the ANR Project Individual Risks and the Macroeconomy (IRMAC).

On October 1st, Sciences Po signed a partnership agreement with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), under the aegis of France’s Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.