PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2026
The Paris School of Economics will host the fourth PSE-CEPR Policy Forum on June 18 and 19, 2026, following the success of the first three editions.
Jointly organized with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the forum aims to discuss critical emerging issues among leading researchers and policymakers, reaching a large audience that includes government officials and legislators, the media, and academia. The 2026 forum will be entitled:
Globalization at the Crossroads
PROGRAM
Thursday, June 18: International Trade in Turbulent Times
09:00-09:15 – Welcome speeches
Edouard Challe (PSE, CNRS, CEPR), Beatrice Weder di Mauro (Geneva Graduate Institute, INSEAD, CEPR)
Chair: Thierry Verdier (PSE, ENPC, CEPR)
09:15-10:00 – Opening Lecture: Isabelle Méjean (Sciences Po, CEPII, CEPR)
10:00-11:00 – Arnaud Costinot (MIT, CEPR): How tariffs affect trade deficits
Discussant: Giancarlo Corsetti (EUI, CEPR)
11:00-11:15 – Coffee break
11:15-12:15 – Mathieu Parenti (PSE, INRAE, CEPR): An economic analysis of extra-territorial taxation
Discussant: Laurence Jacquet (Université de Cergy)
12:15-13:15 – Presentations by PhD students selected by the CEPR call for papers
13:15-14:15 – Lunch break and Poster Session PhD students
Chair: Sandra Poncet (PSE, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
14:15-15:30 – Policy Session - Zsoka Koczan (EBRD): EBRD report on industrial policy
Discussant: Lionel Fontagné (PSE, i-MIP)
15:30-16:00 – Coffee break and Poster Session PhD students
16:00-17:00 – Keynote Lecture: Pol Antràs (Harvard University, CEPR)
17:00-18:00 – Policy Conversation
Pol Antràs (Harvard University, CEPR), Beata Javorcik (EBRD, CEPR)
Moderator: Tim Phillips (CEPR)
Friday, June 19: The Future of the International Monetary System
Chair: Francesco Pappadà (PSE, Cà Foscari University of Venice)
09:00-10:00 – Alberto Martin (CREI, CEPR): Hegemonic globalization
Discussant: Nuno Coimbra (Banque de France, CEPR)
10:00-11:00 – Liliana Varela (LSE, CEPR): Granular corporate hedging under dominant currency
Discussant: Evgenia Passari (Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, CEPR)
11:00-11:15 – Coffee break
11:15-12:15 – Éric Monnet (PSE, EHESS, CEPR): Central banks and the absorption of international shocks (1891-2019)
Discussant: Philippe Bacchetta (Université de Lausanne, CEPR)
12:15-13:15 – Presentations by PhD students selected by the CEPR call for papers
13:15-14:15 – Lunch break and Poster Session PhD students
Chair: Tobias Broer (PSE, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, CEPR)
14:15-15:30 – Policy Session
Beatrice Weder di Mauro (Geneva Graduate Institute, INSEAD, CEPR): CEPR report on global imbalances
Discussant: Olivier Blanchard (PSE, i-MIP, CEPR)
15:30-16:00 – Coffee break and Poster Session PhD students
16:00-16:30 – Keynote Lecture: Gita Gopinath (Harvard University)
16:30-17:30 – Policy Conversation
Gita Gopinath (Harvard University), Philip R. Lane (ECB, CEPR)
Moderator: Tim Phillips (CEPR)
17:30-18:00 – Daniel Cohen Prize Award Ceremony
Jean-Olivier Hairault (PSE, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Frédéric Worms (ENS-PSL)
Staff