Public Outreach | Page 10

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

Inequality: a question of measurement?

Tools often used around the world to measure inequality, such as the Gini index, can act in unexpected ways in certain situations. This is highlighted by economists F. A. Cowell and E. Flachaire.

Reference: Cowell F. A., Flachaire E., « Inequality Measurement and The Rich: Why Inequality Increased More Than We Thought. » Review of Income and Wealth, 71, no. 2: 254–77.

November 13th 2024

Expertise

"Trade spillovers of industrial policy"

A column by Lorenzo Rotunno (AMU, AMSE, on secondment to the IMF) and Michele Ruta (IMF)

November 12th 2024

Press
Interview

"Gender Pay Gap: Were you told that women have been working for free since November 8th? Here's why that's not true."

Only in French - Interview with Cecilia García Peñalosa on gender pay inequalities.

November 09th 2024

Dialogues économiques

Sovereign Wealth Funds Still Operating Behind a Smokescreen

What do the purchase of PSG by Qatar, Beijing's influence on New York real estate, and Norway's stakes in Total have in common? These investments are from sovereign wealth funds - investment funds owned by states. Economists Jeanne Amar and Christelle Lecourt have examined the reasons why these funds might seek to have, or continue without, stricter governance.

Reference: Amar J., Lecourt C., 2023, « Sovereign Wealth Fund Governance: A Trade-off between Internal and External Legitimacy. » International Business Review 32 (6) : 102 193.

October 29th 2024

Dialogues économiques

Who takes care of the children when their mothers are working?

Is it possible to combine work and family obligations without compromising either? Childcare is an essential factor in the equation. Research by economists Mathieu Lefebvre, Laurène Thil, and Laté A. Lawson reveals how childcare practices vary from country to country, and depend on the mother's socio-economic status.

Reference: Thil L., Laté A. L., Lefebvre M., 2023, «An Empirical Assessment of the Drivers of Formal and Informal Childcare Demand in European Countries». Social Indicators Research 170, 581-608.

October 29th 2024

Dialogues économiques

Is money in politics good for business?

Economic interests often lie behind the funding of political parties. In the United States, private donations are said to represent a privileged channel through which companies seek favours from the federal government in obtaining public contracts. This is the hypothesis of a team of economic researchers who have looked into the risk of favouritism associated with campaign donations.

Reference: https://www.dialogueseconomiques.fr/en/article/money-politics-good-business

October 29th 2024