The UN predicts that by 2050, 86.7 % of the population of the richest countries will live in urban areas. This implies that we will live in increasingly densely populated towns, which will increase the number of potential economic and social interactions…
The successive waves of the Covid-19 pandemic have forced most of the planet to stop any non-essential activity involving large groups of people until disease transmission is eventually controlled. Whether one should consider elections an essential activity in this context has become a matter of intense debates leading to dramatically different decisions across the globe…
Public debate on health care provision often focuses on the capacities of the health system: the number physicians and other care personnel, the number of hospitals and hospital beds, etc. However, for a given level of resources, the supply of health care can vary considerably, depending on how the personnel are paid…
To what extent producers sell the same product at different prices to different buyers? This question may look straightforward but it challenges the way economists understand how markets are functioning…
The best Phd award from the Chancellerie des Universités, which represents fifteen (15) universities and six (6) major higher education schools from d’Île-de-France (Paris), are awarded each year in December. The awards in “Economic Sciences and Management” was granted to José Montalban (PPD 2015, PhD 2019 – first prize) and Laura Khoury (PPD 2014, PhD 2019 – second prize)…
PPD and PhD Alumni – she has validated her thesis under the supervision of Luc Behaghel (PSE, INRA) in 2019 – Laura Khoury has been awarded ex æquo with Tomas Jagelka (Polytechnique) the 2020 AFSE Thesis Prize…