Public economics and political economy

Insurance, long-term care, electoral systems, income taxation, unemployment, welfare...

The "Public economics  and political economy" group gathers researchers working in this field and more specifically on the following topics: taxation, social protection, health care, education, public goods, externalities, environmental policies, regulation, electoral competition, lobbying etc...

It represents an opportunity for researchers interested in this field to interact together and for younger scholars to get some feedback on their projects.

The main event of this group consists in a workshop taking place approximately every two weeks.

Watch an example of research led within the group below

List of WP, articles of the group

How is the Trade-off between Adverse Selection and Discrimination Risk Affected by Genetic Testing? Theory and Experiment

David Bardey, Philippe De Donder, and Cesar Mantilla

Journal of Health Economics, vol. 68, , pp. 102223
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Generalized Compensation Principle

Aleh Tsyvinski, and Nicolas Werquin

TSE Working Paper, vol. 19-1051,
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Nonlinear Tax Incidence and Optimal Taxation in General Equilibrium

Dominik Sachs, Aleh Tsyvinski, and Nicolas Werquin

TSE Working Paper, vol. 19-1047,
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Taxes and Turnout

Felix Bierbrauer, Aleh Tsyvinski, and Nicolas Werquin

TSE Working Paper, vol. 19-1050,
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College Choice, Selection and Allocation Mechanisms: A Structural Empirical Analysis

José-Raimundo Carvalho, Thierry Magnac, and Qizhou Xiong

Quantitative Economics, vol. 10, , pp. 1233-1277
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Long term care policy with nonlinear strategic bequests

Chiara Canta, and Helmuth Cremer

European Economic Review, vol. 119, , pp. 548-566
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Till taxes do us part: tax penalties or bonuses and the marriage decision

Francesca Barigozzi, Helmuth Cremer, and Kerstin Roeder

European Economic Review, vol. 118, , pp. 37-50
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The gender gap in informal child care: theory and some evidence from Italy

Francesca Barigozzi, Helmuth Cremer, and Chiara Monfardini

TSE Working Paper, vol. 19-1015,
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Exploring the Effects on the Electoral College of National and Regional Popular Vote Interstate Compact: An Electoral Engineering Perspective

Thibault Laurent, Michel Le Breton, Dominique Lepelley, and Olivier de Mouzon

Public Choice, vol. 179, n° 1, , pp. 51-95
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Informality and Optimal Public Policy

David Bardey, and Daniel Mejía

Economía the Journal of LACEA, vol. 19, n° 2, , pp. 1-19
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Platform competition: market structure and pricing

Claire Borsenberger, Helmuth Cremer, Denis Joram, Jean-Marie Lozachmeur, and Estelle Malavolti

TSE Working Paper, vol. 19-1010,
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Having it all, for all: child-care subsidies and income distribution reconciled

Francesca Barigozzi, Helmuth Cremer, and Kerstin Roeder

TSE Working Paper, vol. 19-1005,
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Catarina Goulão

Group leader

Conferences and workshops

Past

13th Postal Economics Conference on E-commerce, Digital Economics and Delivery Services

  • Conference

  • Date From 16 to 17 April 2026

  • Place Auditorium Jean-Jacques Laffont and Auditorium A4

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Past

Social Choice and Political Economy Conference in honor of Michel LE BRETON

  • Conference

  • Date From 27 to 28 June 2024

  • Place Auditorium 3 - JJ Laffont

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Past

12th biennial Postal Economics Conference on E-commerce, Digital Economics and Delivery Services

  • Conference

  • Date From 4 to 5 April 2024

  • Place Auditorium Jean-Jacques Laffont and Auditorium A4

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