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At the crossroads of science and society, the Public Outreach unit of the Aix-Marseille School of Economics is committed to sharing economic science with non-specialist audiences, with the aim of shedding light on societal issues and contributing to collective thinking.

Overconsumption: a sense of excess (the real cost of our purchases)

Only in French - Olivier Chanel (CNRS/AMSE) in an episode of the podcast Inspirons!, AtmoSud’s environmental health podcast.
NOVEMBER 9, 2025
NOVEMBER 9, 2025

What is the health cost of air pollution in Marseille?

Only Iin French - Olivier Chanel (CNRS/AMSE) in "Inspirons !" AtmoSud's media outlet.
NOVEMBER 9, 2025
NOVEMBER 9, 2025

Working Too Much Seriously Harms Your Health: The American Example

Why do Americans live shorter lives than Europeans, even though they spend far more on healthcare? This is the paradox explored by economists Tanguy Le Fur and Alain Trannoy, who ask: could working time be part of the explanation?
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
NOVEMBER 4, 2025

Who is Undermining France's Budget Credibility?

Only in French - An op-ed by Alain Trannoy (EHESS/AMSE) published in 'Les Echos'
OCTOBER 27, 2025
OCTOBER 27, 2025

Social networks: who counts most?

March 2019, Paris region. Two men are violently dragged out of a van and beaten. The cause: a rumour spread on social media, claiming that “white vans” were kidnapping children. Analysis of social media can help us to understand how such rumours spread: distinguishing between the target and the source within the network can contribute to a better understanding of how such information can be disseminated, according to the results of a recent theoretical study.
OCTOBER 26, 2025
OCTOBER 26, 2025
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Journées de l'Économie 2025

Arthur Guillouzouic, Fanny Henriet
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
NOVEMBER 4, 2025

Report on the economic value of forests

Fanny Henriet (CNRS/AMSE) co-wrote this report by the Conseil d'analyse économique (CAE).
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025

Report : “The reduction of production taxes: targeting and evaluation”

Arthur Guillouzouic (CNRS/AMSE) co-wrote this report for the Institut des politiques publiques (IPP).
OCTOBER 19, 2025
OCTOBER 19, 2025
NOVEMBER 17, 2025
NOVEMBER 17, 2025
APRIL 7, 2026
APRIL 7, 2026
JANUARY 20, 2026
JANUARY 20, 2026

How are general practitioners adapting to the shortage of doctors?

Only in French - Bruno Ventelou (CNRS/AMSE) contributed to the work covered by "Issues in Health Economics" published by the Institute for Research and Information in Health Economics (IRDES)
OCTOBER 6, 2025
OCTOBER 6, 2025

A good wife? When marital reputation shapes economic choices

To buy or not to buy? When we weigh the decision to purchase something, a multitude of factors come into play. But is our partner’s opinion among them? This question becomes especially critical in households where incomes are extremely limited. To investigate, three economists recently carried out a large-scale experiment in Malawi.
OCTOBER 6, 2025
OCTOBER 6, 2025

Can the market save the climate?

Only in French - Fanny Henriet (CNRS/AMSE) interviewed on the radio program “Entendez-vous l'éco ?” on France Culture.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2025
SEPTEMBER 29, 2025

Generation TRIBUNE : Céline Gimet on rating agencies

Only in French - Céline Gimet (Sciences Po Aix / AMSE) provides insight in a video for the media La Tribune.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
SEPTEMBER 28, 2025

Zucman tax: what tax tools can be used to tax the ultra-rich?

Only in French - Interview with Alain Trannoy (EHESS/AMSE) for the online news site Gomet'.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025

AI-based diagnosis of neurocognitive diseases: “Acceptance starts with the general practitioner”

Only in French - Interview with Bruno Ventelou (CNRS/AMSE) on the medical information website Univadis.fr
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025

From political commitment to populist mechanics

Why are populist speeches so appealing? Why do rigid, sometimes unrealistic promises appear more credible than nuanced commitments? A recent study analyses the strategic mechanisms of a political system hampered by a crisis of trust in institutions.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025