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Paris School of Economics Building A, 2nd floor, office 211 Tel.: 33 1 43 13 63 12 (office) / 33 6 16 55 75 15 (mobile) |
February 2012
Actual Position
Full Professor, University Paris-Sorbonne
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques (UMR8545) - CNRS | EHESS | ENS | ENPC | INRA
Research Fellow at IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn)
Member of the Institut Universitaire de France
Main Research Topic
Income Distribution and Subjective Well-Being: a Micro-Econometric Approach
Democracy, Market Liberalization and Political Preferences
Publications
Papers published in international refereeing journals
"You can't be happier than your wife. Happiness Gaps and Divorce", with Cahit Guven and Holger Stichnoth, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, forthcoming.
"Democracy, Market Liberalization and Political Preferences”, with Pauline Grosjean, Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93(1), 365-381.
"Who compares to whom? The anatomy of income comparisons in Europe", with Andrew Clark, The Economic Journal, 2010, 120, 573–594.
"The Emerging Aversion to Inequality. Evidence from Poland 1992-2005", with Irena Grosfeld, Economics of Transition, 2010, 18(1) 1–26.
"Segregation, Entrepreneurship and Work Values: the Case of France", with Thierry Verdier, Journal of Population Economics, forthcoming.
"Direct Evidence on Income Comparison and their Welfare Effects", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2009, 72, 408-424.
"Immigration and Natives’ Attitudes towards Redistribution: Evidence from the European Social Survey" with Holger Stichnoth and Karine Van der Straeten, Social Indicators Research, 2009, 91(3), 345-370.
"Entrepreneurs, social networks and work values of ethnic minorities in France", with Thierry Verdier, International Journal of Manpower, 2008, 29(7), 610-629.
"Is Man Doomed to Progress?", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2008, 68 (1), 140-152.
"Ambition and Jealousy. Income Interactions in the Old Europe versus the New Europe and the United States”, Economica, 2008, 75 (299), 495-513.
"The unexpected structure of “rents” on the French and British labour markets", with Andrew Clark, Journal of Socio-Economics, 2006, 35, 180-196. Working paper version.
"Heterogeneity and measures of well-being: evidence from twelve European countries", with Andrew Clark, Fabrice Etilé, Fabien Postel-Vinay et Karine Van der Straeten, The Economic Journal, 2005, 155, C118-C132. Working paper version.
"What Can we Learn from Subjective Data ? The Case of Income and Well-Being", Journal of Economic Surveys, 2005, 19 (1), 43-63. French version of the working paper.
"When Information Dominates Comparison. Learning from Russian Subjective Panel Data", Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, 2099-2133. Working paper version.
·"Workers’ Heterogeneity and Risk Aversion : a Segmentation Model of the Russian Labor Market", Journal of Comparative Economics, 2001, 29, 230-256, with Irena Grosfeld, Thierry Verdier, Elena Paltseva, Stanislas Kolenikov. Abstract
"Industrial Restructuring in Russia. Early Reactions of Firms to the Shock of Liberalization", with Esther Duflo, Economics of Transition, 1997, 5 (1).
"The International Competitiveness of Industries in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland", with Hughes Gordon, Hare Paul, Zemplinerova Elena, Revesz Tomas, Wiczynska Daraia, Oxford Economic Papers, New Series, 1994, 46 (2): 200-221.
"The Break-Up of the Soviet Union", with Gordon Hughes, Economic Policy, 1992, 15.
Papers published in French refereeing journals
"La croissance du PIB rendra-t-elle les habitants des pays en développement plus heureux?", avec Andrew Clark, Revue d'économie du développement, numéro spécial "Mesure pour mesure: sait-on vraiment mesurer le développement?", 2011 (2-3), 113-199.
"Is Happiness Different From Flourishing? Cross-Country Evidence from the ESS", with Andrew E. Clark, Revue d’économie politique 2011 (1), 17-34.
"La montée de l'aversion à l'inégalité : du temps des anticipations au temps de la déception", with Irena Grosfeld, Revue Economique, 2009, 60(3).
"Ambition et Jalousie. la perception du revenu d’autrui dans la vieille Europe, la nouvelle Europe et les Etats-Unis", Revue Economique, 2006, 57(3), 645-653.
"La place du travail dans l’identité", with H.Garner and D. Méda, Economie et Statistiques, 2006, n° 393-394, 21-40.
"Le marché du travail russe, entre inertie et flexibilité", with Irena Grosfeld, Thierry Verdier, Revue d’Etudes Comparatives Est-Ouest, 1999, 30 (2-3).
"Trois enjeux des privatisations à l'Est", with Irena Grosfeld, Revue Economique, 1996, 47 (6).
Other recent publications
“Will GDP Growth Increase Happiness in Developing Countries?”, with Andrew Clark, Conference volume of the 8th Conference AFD-EUDN, Measure for Measure. How well do we Measure Development?, December 2010, Paris.
“Cultural and Economic Integration in France”, 2012, with Yann Algan and Camille Landais, forthcoming in Cultural and Economic integration in Europe, Oxford University Press, Eds Yann Algan, Alberto Bisin, Alan Manning and Thierry Verdier.
“The Intangible Transition” with Pauline Grosjean and Frantisek Ricka, Chapter 3 in Transition Report, 2011, EBRD.
"Income Distribution and Subjective Happiness: A Survey”, OECD Social Employment and Migration Working Papers n° 96, 2009.
"Peut-on dire que les Français sont malheureux?", in Daniel Cohen , Philippe Askenazy eds. Economiques, 2, Albin Michel, 2009.
Conseil d'Analyse Economique, La santé mentale: l'affaire de tous. Rapport sous la direction de V. Kovess-Masfety, 2009.
"Transition économique et transition politique", Histoire et liberté, 2009, 39, 29-45.
"La croissance rend-elle heureux ?”, with Andrew Clark, in Daniel Cohen et Philippe Askenazy eds, Economiques, 1, Albin Michel, 2008.
"Comment mesurer le bien-être ?", Actes du colloque "Un bilan de la réalité sociale : Quels enjeux de société communs aux Européens ? Quelles réalités sociales spécifiques à la France?" Centre d’Analyse Stratégique, 29 octobre 2007.
Rapporteur, avec Camille Landais, de La France prépare mal l'avenir de sa jeunesse. Académie des sciences morales et politiques, Seuil, collection L’histoire immédiate, 2007.
"La conciliation vie familiale-vie professionnelle : les leçons des enquêtes auprès des ménages", with Hélène Garner et Dominique Méda, Revue Travail et Emploi, n°102, 2005.
Working papers
"The French Unhappiness Puzzle: The Cultural Dimension of Happiness", PSE WP n°2011-34.
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“Learning, Political Attitudes and the Crisis in Transition countries”, with Pauline Grosjean and Frantisek Ricka, EBRD Working Paper, 2011.
"You can't be happier than your wife. Happiness Gaps and Divorce", with Cahit Guven and Holger Stichnoth, IZA DP n°4599, SOEPpapers 261, ZEW DP 10-007.
Scientific, administrative & editorial responsibilities
Going for Gold? The intangible effects of the 2012 Olympic Games in Berlin, London and Paris, joint research program, London School of Economics, Oxford University, DIW (Berlin) and PSE. European funding ORA-10-036.
Wages and Justice: design of a survey of the French population, with Christian Baudelot, Michel Gollac, Jérome Gautié and Olivier Godechot, ANR (National Agency for Research). New ongoing survey of French civil servants, funding by CEPREMAP.
Life in Transition Survey (LITS), questionnaire design, EBRD, World Bank, 2006, 2010.
Elected member of the French Conseil National des Universités (CNU), since June 2011.
Member of the Council of PSE (Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques).
Responsible of the CEPREMAP program Public Policy and Redistribution (with Brigitte Dormont and Thomas Piketty).
Member of the Chaires associées committee of the Paris School of Economics.
Responsible for Economics in the Department L.E.A. of the University Paris-Sorbonne.
Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Wellbeing.
Organiser of the Economics and Psychology weekly seminar, at the paris School of Economics, with Guillaume Hollard and Louis Levy-Garboua (September 2009-September 2011).
Teaching
Master and PhD Level Courses
"The Economics of Happiness" :
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M2 Analyse et politique économiques , EHESS, Paris School of Economics. 12 hours, since 2009
My page for this course including slides and papers for students' evaluation
"The Economics of European Integration", M1 in Master "European studies", University Paris-Sorbonne. 39 hours, since 2005.
My page for this course including slides of the course
"Introduction à l'analyse économique", L1, Université Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi: Première partie, Deuxième partie, Troisième partie
Behavioral Economics, Master 2, University Paris-Sorbonne, 12 hours.
5. Incertitude intra-individuelle
8. Wishful Thinking, by Guy Mayraz
Undergraduate Level Courses
Introduction to Economic Analysis, Licence 1 in Language and Business (LEA), Université Paris-Sorbonne, 26 hours, 2000-2006. I am still responsible for organizing this course although I am not currently teaching it.
I am teaching this course in Licence 1, Université Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi (PSUAD), since 2009.
PhD under my supervision
Mavridis Dimitris, "Labour market behavior and subjective well-being", APE, EHESS, Paris School of Economics, PhD work in progress.
Thesis Committees
Education
| 1996 | Agregation in Economic Science (National Competition for Full Professor Tenure) |
| 1995 | Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (entitlement to research direction) University Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines |
| 1990-1993 | PhD at DELTA, E.H.E.S.S Subject : “Openness and Competitiveness in the Republics of the Former USSR ”, superviser: Richard Portes |
| 1988-1989 | Institute of Economics of the Moscow University |
| 1987-1988 | Master (M2) in International Economics, University Paris I |
| 1987 | Agregation in Economic and Social Sciences |
| 1984 - 1986 | Licence and Master (M1) in Econometrics, University Paris I |
| 1984 | Ecole normale supérieure - Ulm (BL, 3rd rank) |
Former positions
| 1996-2000 | Full Professor at the University Lille-I |
| 1994-1996 | Assistant Professor (Maître de conférences) at the University Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines |
| 1993-1994 | Post-Doctorate at ECARES (ULB, Free University of Brussels) |
| 1991-1993 | Assistant Professor (A.T.E.R.) at the University Paris IX Dauphine |