New Op-Ed by Pierre Andre in Les Échos

Pierre Andre has just published an op-ed in Les Échos discussing the political motivations behind foreign aid. Drawing on examples from Republic of the Congo and Togo, he shows that […]
A new issue of Revue Économique edited by Béatrice Boulu-Reshef.

The last issue of Revue Économique is dedicated to « Economic and Open Science ». It has been edited by Béatrice Boulu-Reshef, Thema researcher and President of the Revue Économique Association, and […]
Sébastien Laffitte on Radio France Internationale (RFI)

In the recent Géopolitique emission of RFI, Sébastien Laffitte intervened to talk about the international tax (dis)order. This radio program, explores the growing tensions shaping global taxation in an era […]
A new book by Hippolyte d’Albis

A new book by Hippolyte d’Albis, Économie des âges de la vie, offers a new perspective on intergenerational inequality, one of today’s most debated issues. The public debate frequently revives […]
Upcoming conferences and workshops co-organized by Thema

Thema will (co-)organize several conferences this spring, bringing together international scholars to discuss major economic challenges ranging from inequality and climate policy to the growing role of artificial intelligence in […]
New article in the Review of Economic Studies by Régis Renault

Regis Renault has just published with Simon Anderson a new paper in the Review of Economic Studies entitled “Search Direction: Position Externalities and Position Auction Bias”. The paper is about […]
Thema researchers in the media: New forms of employment and technological change

As digital platforms and artificial intelligence reshape labor markets, Thema researchers are contributing to public debates on the regulation and economic consequences of these transformations. Recent media interventions by Cynthia […]
An article of Cynthia Srnec on research about platforms workers

In a article for The Conversation, Cynthia Srnec and her co-authors explores the controversies surrounding social dialogue for platform workers in France. Classified as self-employed, these workers are in principle […]
Policy report on appartment certification by Guillaume Chapelle

In a new policy report, Guillaume Chapelle analyzes the spread and economic effects of apartment certification in the French private housing market. Using an original dataset combining information on apartment […]
Thema PhD Defenses January-March 2026

Thema is pleased to announce the defense of the following dissertations: Mahaut de Villeneuve Bargemon, Three Essays in Environmental MicroeconomicsSupervised by: Wilfried Sand-ZantmanJanuary 13rd, at 2pm in Salle T001, ESSEC […]