ECTS : 3
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
This course presents some recent advances in economic research in close connection with some key challenges facing our contemporary economies, such as: Migration and conflicts; Health policies in light of the Covid crisis; Market design, privacy and platforms; Social responsibility of algorithms; Challenges for the stabilization policies in time of crisis.
Professors:
Anna Creti (Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, LEDa)
Sidartha Gordon (Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, LEDa)
Marion Mercier (CNRS, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, LEDa)
Arthur Thomas (Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, LEDa)
Farid Toubal (Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, LEDa)
Alexis Tsoukias (Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, LAMSADE)
Coordination : Olivia Bertelli (Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, LEDa)
Compétence à acquérir :
The objective of the course is to provide students with very up-to-date advances in economic research for a range of contemporary issues at the heart of policy and economic debates. To address these issues, the students will have to make use of their knowledge of the fundamentals of economics (macroeconomics, microeconomics, etc.) they are covering throughout the various courses of the Master degree.
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
Written dissertation of around 10 pages. It can be either:
- A survey of the literature on a specific topic (to be discussed with the professor). The survey will cover the theoretical and/or empirical contributions on the subject, critically assessing the main contributions of the literature, and covering also the most recent advances in the area. It will also discuss the potential limitations of the existing literature and the questions that remain to be answered. Finding the relevant articles for the chosen topic is part of the exercise. (Max 5 articles for in depth discussion)
- A proposal for an original empirical research project. The project should be motivated, with a first part explaining the interest of the question with regards to the existing literature (including a pertinent summary of this literature). It will then propose a way to tackle the question, broadly outlining the proposed approach, and explaining the empirical strategy.