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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.

Gender pay gap: what if the explanation for recent developments is different from what feminists imagine?

An interview with Cecilia García Peñalosa (CNRS/EHESS/AMSE) and Julien Pillot (Inseec Business School/CNRS) on Atlantico.fr
NOVEMBER 10, 2025
NOVEMBER 10, 2025

Capital taxation: hives or shingles?

Only in French - An op-ed by Alain Trannoy (EHESS/AMSE) published on the website Boursorama.com
NOVEMBER 9, 2025
NOVEMBER 9, 2025

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