Michel Husson (3 April 1949 – 18 July 2021) was a French statistician and economist. He was engaged politically with the Unified Socialist Party and Revolutionary Communist League and was an alter-globalist activist.

Biography

Education

Husson studied economic sciences at Panthéon-Assas University and subsequently at

Paris Nanterre University Paris Nanterre University (French: ''Université Paris Nanterre''), formerly Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious French universities, ma ...

from 1966 to 1970. He then earned a graduate degree in economic sciences at Panthéon-Sorbonne University in 1971. He finished his studies at

ENSAE ParisTech ENSAE Paris (officially École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique Paris) is a university in France, known as Grandes Ecoles and a member of IP Paris (Institut Polytechnique de Paris). ENSAE Paris is known as the spec ...

from 1971 to 1974.

Career

Husson began his career as an administrator for the

Corps de l'INSEE The Corps of INSEE (''Corps de l'INSEE'') is a technical Grand corps de l'Etat with the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). Service Its members are public servants known as Administrateurs de l'INSEE. Most of them work ...

following his studies. From 1975 to 1984, he directed the economic forecasting department at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, where he was in charge of macroeconomic modeling work. From 1985 to 1987, he was sent to Mexico to work for the

National Institute of Statistics and Geography The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its name in es, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática) is an autonomous agency of the Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Stat ...

, where he developed models of the Mexican economy. From 1987 to 1989, he headed the statistical analytics office at the ''Service des Statistiques Industrielles, Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie'' (SESSI). In 1990, he began working for the as head of the group "Emploi".

Political activism

Husson was an activist within the Unified Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Communist League, for which he served on the central committee from 1995 to 2000. Following disagreements within the party, he left the Revolutionary Communist League in December 2006. He was also a member of the and of the scientific council of the

Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens' Action The Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financières et pour l'Action Citoyenne (''Association for the Taxation of financial Transactions and Citizen's Action'', ATTAC) is an activist organisation originally created to promote the e ...

. He was a co-founder of the in 1993. He notably supported the candidacy of

José Bové Joseph "José" Bové (born 11 June 1953) is a French farmer, politician and Syndicalism, syndicalist, member of the alter-globalization movement, and spokesman for Via Campesina. He was one of the twelve official candidates in the 2007 French pres ...

in the

2007 French presidential election Presidential elections in France, Presidential elections were held in France on 21 and 22 April 2007 to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as President of the French Republic, president of France (and ''ex officio'' Co-Prince of Andorra) for ...

. During the

2012 French presidential election Presidential elections in France, Presidential elections were held in France on 22 April 2012 (or 21 April in some overseas departments and territories), with a second round Two-round system, run-off held on 6 May (or 5 May for those same territ ...

, Husson signed an appeal of economists supporting the Left Front against

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

Death

Michel Husson died in Corvara on 18 July 2021 at the age of 72.

Publications

*''Les ajustements de l’emploi'' (1999) *''Six milliards sur la planète : sommes-nous trop ?'' (2000) *''Le grand bluff capitaliste'' (2001) *''Les casseurs de l’État social'' (2003) *''Travail flexible, salariés jetables'' (2006) *''Supprimer les licenciements'' (2006) *''Un pur capitalisme'' (2008) rticle*''Le capitalisme en 10 leçons. Petit cours illustré hétérodoxe'' (2012)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Husson, Michel 1949 births 2021 deaths French economists French statisticians French socialists Scientists from Lyon French communists Paris Nanterre University alumni Pantheon-Sorbonne University alumni