Thomas Breda

Professor at Paris School of Economics

Senior researcher, CNRS

Senior economist, Institut des politiques publiques

Columnist at Le Monde

Research fields: Labor Economics (Employment Relations, Taxation, Gender inequality)

Recent publications:

• "Productivity dynamics among union locals in the United States" (2026), with Alex Bryson and John Forth. Economic Inquiry. [Link][Free access version]
• "Does Feasibility Explain the Unequal Development of Working From Home?" (2025), with Paul Dutronc-Postel and Vladimir Pecheu. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 241, 107328. [Link][Free access version]
• "Rapid Emergence of a Math Gender Gap in First Grade'', with P. Martinot, B. Colnet, J. Sultan, L. Touitou, P. Huguet, E. Spelke, G. Dehaene-Lambertz, P. Bressoux and S. Dehaene. Nature. [Link][Free access version]
• "Does Tax-Benefit Linkage Matter for the Incidence of Social Security Contributions", with Antoine Bozio and Julien Grenet and Arthur Guillouzouic. The Review of Economic Studies.[Link][Free access version]
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            Email : thomas.breda(at)psemail.eu / thomas.breda(at)ens.fr

                      Phone:  +33 (0)1 80 52 19 07