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The Computational Social Sciences (CSS) group is built around researchers interested in understanding social phenomena through new data sources and computational methods. Based within the Economics and Sociology Department of the Institut Polytechnique de...

In 2026, the Japanese Economic Association (JEA), awarded Yuki Tamura (CREST-École polytechnique) the JEA Award for Young Female Researchers sponsored by the Nippon Life Insurance Company. Since 2024, Yuki Tamura is an Assistant Professor in Economics at...

On January 12, 2026, CREST and the Department of Economics of Institut Polytechnique de Paris welcomed a large audience for its annual lecture devoted to the Nobel Prize in Economics, hosted at CREST-ENSAE Paris. The event featured Philippe Aghion, one of...

On 15-16 December 2025, CREST-Institut Polytechnique de Paris and Grenoble INP jointly hosted the DeFi Workshop 2025 in Grenoble, France. The workshop brought together researchers working on the economics, infrastructure, and design of blockchain and...

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...