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In a recent Financial Times article, the newspaper looks at how research is often measured by citation counts and journal rankings. To show how these metrics shape perceptions of impact, the article highlights the ten most-cited studies according to the...

Economic and Political Issues of Economic Sanctions Clément Montes clement.montes@ensae.fr | Website My PhD focuses on so-called smart economic sanctions that specifically target firms. Based on the typology of sanctions proposed by the Global Sanction...

As France experiences a new wave of political turbulence, Étienne Ollion, sociologist at CREST-CNRS and École Polytechnique, has been invited by several major European media outlets to help make sense of the current situation. Over the past week, he has...

Written by Patricia Crifo , Professor of Economics at École polytechnique and a specialist in environmental issues, the article examines the paradox between China’s rapidly expanding air-conditioning market and its climate ambitions. While cooling is...

Each year, CREST and the Department of Economics at IP Paris welcome a new cohort of researchers who bring fresh perspectives, curiosity, and energy to our community. This fall, we are delighted to welcome new researchers, PhD students, and visiting...

From June 2 to 6, 2025, the Energy4Climate (E4C) Interdisciplinary Center and CREST brought together 20 participants for a Summer School on Environmental Data Collection and Analysis for the Social Sciences. Over the course of one week, participants took...

Every year, a new generation of PhD students completes their journey at CREST and takes their next steps in academia or beyond. This year, several of our doctoral candidates have successfully defended their dissertations and are now preparing to join...

CREST congratulates the appointment of Patricia Crifo as Conseillère maître at the Cour des comptes, made official by decree on 16 July 2025. This distinction marks a new milestone in the career of a committed researcher, equally dedicated to teaching and...

The August 2025 issue of the American Economic Review (Vol. 115, No. 8) features two articles linked to CREST, highlighting both the strength of our doctoral training and the reach of our research programs. Randy Kotti, former PhD student at CREST, has...