Executive Education
About
In these rapidly changing times, a collaboration between employers and universities is essential to shape the future of talent to help executives, to innovate and meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Since its creation, TSE has focused on educating future economists and supporting researchers to solve key economic and social issues through collaborative research as well as tailor-made training sessions for leaders and practitioners to go through transformational change.
Why join us?
The TSE Executive Education program is an excellent opportunity to exchange thoughts, ideas, and spar with, truly outstanding economic thinkers. Our programs are built to deliver excellence through a practical and innovative experience.
Key benefits
With TSE Executive Education you can deep-dive into a specific topic of our programs by gaining distinctive approaches, discussing case studies, and sharing unique points of view.
- Learn, analyze and evaluate topics and issues of a specific area
- Discuss and engage with TSE Experts
- Gain an in-depth understanding of key economic issues
- Expand your knowledge in economics
Expertise
Macroeconomic Outlook, Strategy & Risk
- Interpreting macroeconomic signals to support strategic decisions
- Navigating inflation, interest-rate cycles, and demand uncertainty
- Anticipating the impact of monetary and fiscal policy on financing, investment, and growth
- Assessing business exposure to macroeconomic and financial shocks
- Understanding banking, liquidity, and systemic risks
Competition, Regulation & Market Strategy
- Assessing how mergers, agreements, and unilateral conduct affect competition, consumer welfare, and market outcomes
- Navigating regulation in digital platform markets
- Adapting data and privacy strategies to regulatory requirements
- Aligning intellectual property protection with competition rules
- Anticipating regulatory constraints in infrastructure and network industries
Digital Economy, Data & AI
- Understanding the economics and competitive dynamics of digital platforms
- Using analytics and Big Data to improve decision-making
- Assessing the opportunities and societal implications of artificial intelligence
- Anticipating how financial technologies and digital markets affect existing business models
- Protecting and managing intellectual property in the digital economy
Energy Markets & Climate Transition
- Understanding how energy markets function and how their design shapes business decisions
- Evaluating how public policies and business strategies affect decarbonization, health, biodiversity, and climate outcomes
- Anticipating how carbon-pricing mechanisms affect business models and investment decisions
- Navigating environmental regulation in transport markets
Sustainable Finance & Corporate Responsibility
- Clarifying the business rationale for Corporate Social Responsibility
- Selecting CSR strategies suited to organizational objectives
- Understanding the role of the financial industry in the sustainability transition
- Measuring environmental, social, and governance impacts using relevant indicators
- Evaluating the relationship between responsible strategies and financial performance
- Using engagement strategies to influence corporate behavior and sustainability outcomes
Infrastructure, Networks & Long-Term Investment
- Assessing investment and operating decisions in construction and housing markets
- Evaluating infrastructure needs and constraints in developing economies
- Navigating the business and regulatory environment of postal and telecom industries
- Structuring responsible finance and long-term infrastructure investments
- Understanding the economics and organization of transportation systems
- Improving the management of utilities and essential network services
Health Markets, Innovation & Policy
- Navigating the economic and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry
- Understanding the incentives and strategic choices that drive health innovation
- Anticipating the impact of aging and long-term care on public healthcare systems
- Understanding the economic drivers of food and health behavior
- Preparing for the economic consequences of pandemics
Toulouse May 18 to 22, 2026
This one-week executive program offers a unique opportunity to explore the mechanisms that drive the growth and diffusion of knowledge, and their implications for innovation, regional development, and corporate strategy.
Drawing from César A. Hidalgo’s forthcoming book The Infinite Alphabet, the course blends historical case studies, mathematical models, and hands-on applications to give participants a rigorous yet practical understanding of how knowledge accumulates, diffuses, and creates value.
Designed for policymakers, corporate leaders, consultants, and researchers, the program is ideal for professionals seeking to sharpen their capacity to design, assess, and implement strategies in the fields of innovation policy, economic development, and competitive strategy.
Participants will join an international and diverse cohort, benefit from interactive lectures and exercises, and engage in networking opportunities with peers and TSE faculty. Upon completion, participants will receive the Executive Certificate in Economic Complexity and Innovation Policy.
Course Themes
- The Growth and Decay of Knowledge: Understanding learning curves, experience curves, and their implications, including disruptive innovation and leapfrogging strategies.
- The Diffusion of Knowledge: Exploring how knowledge spreads across geographies and social networks, illustrated through a variety of historical and empirical studies.
- The Principle of Relatedness: Mapping how knowledge flows across industries, technologies, and occupations, with hands-on network data exercises.
- From Knowledge to Value: Introducing the theory and practice of economic complexity, from empirical applications to mechanistic models.
- Innovation, Policy, and Institutions: Applying principles to policy design and innovation ecosystems, with case studies on innovation districts.
Format
- Lectures & Discussions: Conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
- Case Studies & Historical Examples: From Samuel Slater’s cotton mills to Beijing’s Zhongguancun innovation district.
- Hands-on Activities: Group based exercises and data-driven network analysis.
- Networking & Events: Coffee breaks, lunches, a welcome reception, and a gala dinner with a TSE keynote speaker.
Lead Instructor
César A. Hidalgo, Professor at TSE and Director of the Center for Collective Learning, is a leading global expert on economic complexity and innovation policy.
The next session has not yet been scheduled. For further information about this programme, please contact us.
"I enjoyed the course so much. TSE Schools of Economics has, no doubt, renowned experts in industrial organization. Putting together antitrust practitioners and TSE researchers enriched the sessions. "
" I was delighted to virtually spend a day with top professionals and professors who shared the most recent developments
in the economics of digital markets. The course was an excellent combination of rigorous works that took me back to my economic classes at university and the application of these ideas to the topics that are the subject of all current debates about competition in digital markets. "
" I recently attended a seminar on "Recent Developments in Competition Policy" (October 2022 in Brussels). Excellent line-up and selection of topics to be discussed in a setting that invites reflection and discussion. Very good mix of participants with different backgrounds (academia, regulatory, consulting, legal). Exchange of thoughts about recent and upcoming issues at an excellent quality level! "
" I hugely enjoyed the TSE Ex Ed seminar. The presentations were insightful and of exceptional quality. Even more important was the opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas, and spar with, these truly outstanding economic thinkers, who are at the cutting edge of their profession. Definitely recommended! "
"I truly enjoyed the whole course and felt like back home again by virtually coming back to TSE for a day. With the clear and important insights into innovation to markets made by world-class experts, I have recognized the power of economics again. The program was also very well and professionally organized. I highly recommend TSE's Executive Education program. "
“ Behind a big screen in an improvised classroom, our team really enjoyed the recent TSE Exed course on algorithms and competition.
As always, extremely topical and thought-provoking lectures given by outstanding competition professionals and academic experts.
During the breaks we discussed how we could apply the insights of the different sessions to our own work.
Very inspiring. Looking forward to the next edition. ”
" The sessions were well-organized and had the right balance between presenting some fundamental economic concepts in a lucid way and discussing more advanced issues. This was not an introduction to the economics of competition law as such, rather a discussion of specific current phenomena and of the role of economics and competition law. Very thought-provoking. I look forward to the next seminars. "
" This is a "master class" in the true sense of the expression: A top level "faculty" and a top level "student body". An engaging way to a broader horizons. "
" TSE Executive Education seminars mix the right amount of challenging topics, academic excellence and key stakeholders to discuss and listen about the key questions in current debates in competition law and economics. "
" The course combined theoretical and practical insights in an engaging and accessible way.
As a TSE alumni, it reminded me of my time at university, with additional interesting debates focused on current topics in the competition field. "
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