Adrien BILAL (APE 2014) receives the Best Young Economist Prize!

The Best Young Economist Prize has been awarded annually since 2000 by the Cercle des économistes and Le Monde to a French economist under the age of 41, recognized for their expertise and active contribution to public debate. For its 2026 edition, the jury selected Adrien BILAL as laureate.

Adrien BILAL (APE 2014) conducts research at the intersection of macroeconomics, climate economics, spatial economics, and labor economics. His work focuses in particular on assessing the effects of global warming on economic growth, inequality, and risk, as well as on how these impacts interact with innovation, energy use, and public policy. Among his most recent work is the study The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local Temperature, co-authored with Diego Känzig, which revises upward the global GDP losses associated with climate change relative to approaches based on local temperatures. He also co-authored with James Stock Macroeconomics and Climate Change, a synthesis of the literature connecting macroeconomics and climate change.

Mathilde MUÑOZ (PhD 2022) was nominated for the prize. Her research seeks to understand the tensions between globalized markets for goods, capital, and labor, and national systems of taxation and redistribution. Her work examines how differences in tax systems and labor market regulations shape trade, capital, and migration flows, as well as their redistributive implications both within and across countries.