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At the interface between academic research and society, AMSE disseminates economic knowledge to non-academic audiences by:
- making the results of research accessible to everyone through its digital journal, Dialogues économiques, which publishes articles, videos and infographics,
- organizing outreach events (conferences, festivals, exhibitions),
- supporting researchers to contributing to the public debate (journalistic writing, press relations).

Dialogues économiques

Back to the past: when economics meets archaeology

What can an Uzbek oasis in the ninth century teach us about the modern economy? Isolated in time and space, the oasis of Bukhara is an ideal "laboratory" for understanding the fundamental economic mechanisms behind urban organization. Economist Federico Trionfetti and archaeologist Rocco Rante bring together their disciplines, the past and the present, in their study of this unique place.

Reference: R. Rante, F. Trionfetti, 2021. "Economic Aspects of Settlement in the Oasis of Bukhara, Uzbekistan : An Archaeo-Economic Approach ". Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 31(4), 581 596.

October 11th 2023

Dialogues économiques

One more effort for equality of opportunity

Does everyone have the same opportunity to succeed at school? While there is a certain consensus on the inequalities caused by social differences, a team of researchers demonstrates that the effort of each pupil is underestimated in explaining school results.

Reference: M. N. Asadullah, A. Trannoy, S. Tubeuf, G. Yalonetzky, 2021. "Measuring educational inequality of opportunity : Pupil’s effort matters" World Development. 138, 105262.

September 13th 2023

Dialogues économiques

Heatwaves: stifling the economy

Heatwaves are often overlooked in the analysis of extreme weather events, particularly in terms of their economic impact. This lack of research and the population's low perception of risk limit the adoption of adaptation measures, despite the fact that the health effects of heatwaves are largely avoidable.

Reference: Adélaïde L., Chanel O., Pascal M., (2022). “Des impacts sanitaires du changement climatique déjà bien visibles : L’exemple des canicules”. Annales des Mines - Responsabilité et environnement, 106(2), 42-47.

July 05th 2023

Dialogues économiques

High voltage climate in Brazil: when drought kills

Are we going to end up killing each other in the face of high temperatures? Without going that far, climate change is already having a serious impact on insecurity. Brazil, infamous for its crime rate, is on the front line of environmental disasters. According to economist Phoebe W. Ishak, between 1991 and 2015, Brazil's severe droughts not only affected farmers' incomes, but also increased the homicide rate.

Reference: Ishak P. W., 2022, “Murder nature : Weather and violent crime in rural Brazil”, World Development, 157, 105933.

June 20th 2023

Dialogues économiques

Manipulating a country's culture for greater control

How can ineffective ideas be imposed? Even when the elites who promote them are not able to impose them through their vested interests? Economists Murat Iyigun, Avner Seror and Jared Rubin propose an explanation that places the influence on the culture of the society as a central element.

Reference: Iyigun M., Rubin J., Seror A., 2021. "A theory of cultural revivals", European Economic Review, 135, 103734.

June 06th 2023

Dialogues économiques

Same-sex marriage: change the law, change your mind?

Since the Netherlands in 2001, only 34 countries have legalized same-sex marriage. Have these legal norms led to more benevolence towards same-sex couples? The work of economists Sylvie Blasco, Eva Moreno Galbis and Jeremy Tanguy reveals that the evolution of individual opinions depends on the adequacy of laws with the norm of one's community or partner.

Reference: Blasco S., Moreno Galbis E., Tanguy J., 2022, " Social Ties and the Influence of Public Policies on Individual Opinions : The Case of Same-Sex Marriage Laws ", The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 38(1), 196 271.

May 24th 2023

Dialogues économiques

Geographical mobility : not all created equal!

What are the determinants of mobility in the labour market? Are some professions more mobile than others? Researchers Benoît Schmutz, Modibo Sidibé and Élie Vidal-Naquet reveal ways of influencing worker mobility in order to vitalise the labour market.

Reference: Schmutz B., Sidibé M., Vidal-Naquet É., 2021, "Why Are Low-Skilled Workers Less Mobile? The Role of Mobility Costs and Spatial Frictions", Annals of Economics and Statistics, 142, 283‑304.

May 09th 2023

Dialogues économiques

Can altruism reduce risk?

Bankruptcy, rising prices, epidemics... In economics, there are many risks. Is insurance really the only tool available to deal with them? According to economists Renaud Bourlès, Yann Bramoullé and Eduardo Perez-Richet, altruism also plays a key role. The ties that bind us to each other form a large network of mutual aid in the event of a major setback.

Reference: Bourlès R., Bramoullé Y., Perez-Richet E., 2021, "Altruism and Risk Sharing in Networks", Journal of the European Economic Association, 19(3), 1488‑1521.

April 26th 2023

Dialogues économiques

Judges are more lenient in Ramadan

Do fairness and fasting go together ? During Ramadan, judges of the Muslim faith pronounce 40 % more acquittals than usual. This excess of clemency has just been revealed by an analysis of 380,000 judicial cases handled by 8,500 magistrates in the Indian sub-continent by economists Sultan Mehmood, Avner Seror and Daniel L. Chen.

Reference: Mehmood S., Seror A., Chen D. L., 2023, "Ramadan fasting increases leniency in judges from Pakistan and India", Nature Human Behaviour, 1‑7.

April 12th 2023

Dialogues économiques

Self-employment, a status that comes at the cost of your health

Falling ill as a self-employed person or as a freelancer means facing a dilemma. Do you react as the company owner and focus on the financial continuity of your business, or do you react as an employee and take time off to recover? An international and multidisciplinary team of researchers shows that self-employed workers most often prefer the first option.

Reference: Steffen T., Paraponaris A., Van Hoof E., Lindbohm M. , Tamminga S., Alleaume C., Van Campenhout N., Sharp L., de Boer A., 2019 "Work-Related Outcomes in Self-Employed Cancer Survivors: A European Multi-Country Study". Journal of Occupational Rehabilitatio

March 28th 2023