Toulouse School of Economics

Toulouse School of Economics
Other name
TSE
MottoUne grande école au sein de l'université
Motto in English
Economics for the Common Good
TypeEconomics departement
Established2007, as an independent institution
2011, within the Toulouse 1 Capitole University
Academic affiliations
DeanStéphane Gregoir
DirectorChristian Gollier
Location
Toulouse
,
France
CampusToulouse 1 Capitole University
Websitewww.tse-fr.eu

Toulouse School of Economics (TSE; French: École d'économie de Toulouse) is a school of economics, affiliated with Toulouse 1 Capitole University, a constituent college of the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées. It is located in the city of Toulouse, France.

The Toulouse School of Economics offers both undergraduate degrees (licence) and master's degrees, in a variety of fields related but not limited to economics such as data science, statistics, and mathematical economics. TSE also has a PhD program with two years of coursework, in the style of American PhD programs in economics. Many of the faculty members are fellows of the Econometric Society and the European Economic Association. TSE scholars have also received numerous national and international awards, including the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the CNRS Gold Medal, the highest scientific honor in France (both Jean Tirole in 2007 and 2014), and the Yrjö Jahnsson Award, granted every two years to the best European economist under 45 (Jean-Jacques Laffont and Jean Tirole in 2003, Gilles Saint-Paul in 2007).[1] TSE is consistently ranked among the very best in Europe in rankings based on quality-weighted publications.[2] According to RePEc, TSE was ranked the 8th most productive research department of economics in the world and the 2nd in Europe by February 2023.[3]

Classes are taught in both French and English. Currently, the school has around 2400 students from over 90 nationalities and 150 full faculty members. In 2014, the then chairman Professor Jean Tirole was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences for his analysis of market power and regulation.[4] In 2007, the French government and the Academy of Sciences chose TSE as one of 13 "Réseaux Thématiques de Recherche Avancée" (RTRA) across all fields, enabling the creation of a private foundation, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Foundation, which serves to foster world class research in economics and related social sciences at TSE.[5] Its research department is also affiliated with the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences and the École Polytechnique.

TSE researchers have developed strong relationships with economic actors as regulators, corporations and other various institutions. They take an active part in policy-making in France (The French Council of Economic Advisors) as well as for a variety of institutions in Europe (The European Commission) and the rest of the world.[6]

  1. ^ "Classement de Shanghai : Toulouse School of Economics y entre... pas son université". L'Etudiant. 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ^ Dubois, Nathalie. "Toulouse School of Economics : Jean Tirole fait chauffer l'école". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  3. ^ "Economics rankings: Economics Departments | IDEAS/RePEc". ideas.repec.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. ^ Forelle, Charles. "Nobel Prize in Economic Science Awarded to Jean Tirole". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  5. ^ "Tout savoir sur l'université - Choisir, intégrer et réussir ses études à la fac - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  6. ^ "Toulouse School of Economics : Ah ! si toutes les facs étaient comme elle..." Capital.fr (in French). 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2024-03-26.