Toulouse School of Economics (TSE; french: École d'économie de Toulouse) is a school of economics, affiliated with

Toulouse 1 Capitole University Founded in 1229, the Toulouse 1 Capitole University (Université Toulouse I Capitole) is one of the three universities of the city of Toulouse, in southwestern France. This university, presided by Hugues Kenfack, focuses on the social sciences ( ...

, a constituent college of the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées. It is located in the city of

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, France. While the core focus is economics, TSE offers a range of academic degrees spanning licences (French equivalent to bachelor's degree), master's and a doctoral (PhD) programme. According to RePEc, TSE was ranked the 9th most productive research department of economics in the world and the 3rd in Europe by April 2019. Classes are taught in both French and English. Currently, the school has around 2400 students from over 90 nationalities and 150 full faculty members. In 2014, the then chairman Professor

Jean Tirole Jean Tirole (born 9 August 1953) is a French professor of economics at Toulouse 1 Capitole University. He focuses on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finance, and economics and psychology. In 2014 he was awarded the Nobel Memor ...

was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences for his analysis of market power and regulation. In 2007, the French government and the Academy of Sciences chose TSE as one of 13 "Réseaux Thématiques de Recherche Avancée" (RTRA) across all fields, enabling the creation of a private foundation, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Foundation, which serves to foster world class research in economics and related social sciences at TSE. Its research department is also affiliated with the

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International recognition

Toulouse School of Economics is consistently ranked among the very best in Europe in rankings based on quality-weighted publications. The website Econph

ranks TSE first in the world in information economics, and second in the world in industrial organisation. Many of the faculty members are fellows of the

Econometric Society The Econometric Society is an international society of academic economists interested in applying statistical tools to their field. It is an independent organization with no connections to societies of professional mathematicians or statisticians. ...

and the

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.TSE scholars have also received numerous national and international awards, including the

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( sv, Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award administered ...

and the CNRS Gold Medal, the highest scientific honor in France (both

in 2007 and 2014), and the Yrjö Jahnsson Award, granted every two years to the best European economist under 45 ( Jean-Jacques Laffont and

in 2003,

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in 2007).

Current advisory council

The scientific council is composed of very famous economists including two Nobel Laureates: * Philippe Aghion, INSEAD & Collège de France, * Roland Benabou, Princeton University, * Marianne Bertrand, Chicago Booth School of Business, * Tim Besley, London School of Economics, * Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, University of California, * Rachel Griffith, University of Manchester and Institute for Fiscal Studies, * Luigi Guiso, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance, * Bengt Holmström, MIT, * Eliana La Ferrara, Bocconi University, * Costas Meghir, Yale University, * Jean-Marc Robin, Sciences Po Paris, * Thomas Sargent, New York University, * Antoinette Schoar, MIT, * Guido Tabellini, Bocconi University, * David Thesmar, MIT. Previously: * Susan Athey (

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Jean-Jacques Laffont Foundation

The Jean-Jacques Laffont - TSE Foundation oversees the governance of TSE. The board of Directors is chaired by Michel Pebereau, and the full members are listed online.

Doctoral programme

TSE's doctoral programme provides a rigorous and in-depth training in the major fields of economics to prepare students for quantitative and qualitative economic analysis. TSE offers core courses in the main disciplines ( microeconomics, macroeconomics and

econometrics Econometrics is the application of statistical methods to economic data in order to give empirical content to economic relationships. M. Hashem Pesaran (1987). "Econometrics," '' The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics'', v. 2, p. 8 p. 8 ...

) as well as a broad choice of applications in those disciplines. In addition, TSE offers a two-year Masters programme and a senior year bachelor programme. TSE graduates become professional economists, whether in academia, government, private firms, or international organisations.

Involvement in policy-making

TSE researchers have developed strong relationships with economic actors as regulators, corporations and other various institutions. They take an active part in policy-making in France (The French Council of Economic Advisors) as well as for a variety of institutions in Europe (The European Commission) and the rest of the world.

Notable alumni

* Philippe Crébassa, French public servant.Philippe Crebassa, administrateur provisoire de l'Enac
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References

External links

Toulouse School of Economics official website
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