Yann Algan
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| Born | April 3, 1974 Paris, France |
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| Alma mater | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (BA, MA, PhD) |
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Yann Algan (born in Paris April 3, 1974)[1] is a French economist, Associate Dean of Pre-experience Programs and Professor of Economics at HEC Paris. He was previously and until 2021 a Professor of Economics of Sciences Po, where he was dean of the School of Public Affairs.[2] His research interests include the digital economy, social capital and well-being.[3] In 2009, Yann Algan (with Thomas Philippon) was awarded the Prize of the Best Young Economist of France for his contributions to economics in France.[4]
A native of Paris, Yann Algan earned bachelor's and master's degrees in philosophy as well as a PhD in economics, all from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. For the latter, he was awarded the Prize for Best French PhD thesis in 2002. After his PhD, he became an assistant professor at the University Paris 1 and held a post-doctoral position at the University of California, San Diego in 2002 before receiving his agrégation in economics in 2004. He then worked at the University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée (2004–07) and later at the Paris School of Economics as Professor of Economics (2006–08), before moving to Sciences Po in 2008. In 2015, Algan was appointed as dean of Sciences Po's School of Public Affairs. In 2021, he left Sciences Po to become Associate Dean of Pre-experience Programs and Professor of Economics at HEC Paris. Additionally, Algan has held visiting appointments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. In parallel to his academic positions, he maintains affiliations with the IZA Institute of Labor Economics and the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), is a member of the Council of Economic Analysis and of the OECD High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, and co-director of the Research Center on Labor Market Policy, a research center involving Sciences Po, CREST, DARES, Pole Emploi, Unedic and Alpha. Additionally, he is a senior editor of the academic review Economic Policy.
