Francois Bourguignon
François Bourguignon is director of studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. Initially trained as a statistician, he obtained a Ph. D in economics at the University of Western Ontario, then a doctorate of state at the University of Orleans. He held the position of Director of the Paris School of Economics from 2007 to the end of January 2013.
His work, theoretical and empirical, focuses on the distribution and redistribution of income in developing and developed countries. He is the author of several books and numerous articles in international economic journals. During his career he received several scientific distinctions and taught in several foreign universities. He has a wealth of experience advising several governments and international organizations. From 2003 to 2007, he was the chief economist and the first vice president of the World Bank in Washington.
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