Abstract:
How do radical reforms shape economic development over time? In 1790, the French Assembly overhauled the kingdom's organization to establish new local capitals. In some new artificial departments, the choice of capitals was plausibly exogenous. We study how changes in administrative presence affect state capacity and development in the ensuing decades. In the short run, proximity to the state increases taxation and law enforcement. In the long run, capitals obtain more public goods and grow faster. Our results shed light on the dynamic impacts of state-building in the context of one of history's most ambitious administrative reforms.

On June 21, Elisa Mougin, Associate Professor at CERGIC (ENS de Lyon), was invited on France Culture to talk about "Comment l’accès à la télévision peut-il impacter une élection présidentielle ? Comment le travail des journalistes est-il transformé par les nouvelles technologies ?"

Listen to the podcast here: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/entendez-vous-l-eco/economie-de-l-enquete-d-investigation-avec-elisa-mougin-comment-financer-les-campagnes-electorales-6327343

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Jean LACROIX to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

Sophie HATTE and Jean-Pascal BASSINO are elected new board of Directors.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Gunes GOKMEN and Annaïg MORIN to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

A welcome meeting will be hold September 7.

Following the defense of her postdoctoral thesis, Dr. Sophie HATTE obtains the highest academic qualification that can be awarded.

Two international economics students have obtained the 2023/2024 Ampere fellowship.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Charles LOUIS-SIDOIS to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

The Department of Economics is happy to announce the program for the 11th edition of EcoNomicS day.

Full time lecturer (ATER) for the academic year 2023-2024

Professor Mathieu COUTTENIER publishes in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Charlotte BARTELS to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Alessio CARROZZO MAGLI to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Professor Terry SICULAR to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

The 1st Junior Workshop Bologna will be held at the ENS of Lyon on April 5 and 6, 2023.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Dr. Simon RABATÉ to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Dr. Lavinia PIEMONTESE to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

2 maître de conférences positions in economics to fill.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Prof. Alireza NAGHAVI to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

Prof. Mathieu COUTTENIER is awarded the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant 2022.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite professor Murat GÜRAY KIRDAR to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

8 new seminars in applied economics is announced for the spring semester 2023

The Department of Economics is happy to announce the creation of ENS de Lyon's research unit: Center for Economic Research on Governance, Inequality and Conflict (CERGIC).

The Department of Economics will be closed December 16 to January 2.

The Department of Economics is happy to announce the program for the 2022 EcoNomicS day.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite PhD student Alessio Carrozzo Magli to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite CNRS researcher Marion MERCIER to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

7 new ENS seminars in economics are announced for the autumn semester 2022.

A welcome meeting will be hold September 8.

The Department of Economics will be closed July 22 to August 16

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Professor Abhijit BANERJEE to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Professor Marion MERCIER to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

Last day to apply is June 17.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Professor Terry SICULAR to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

Full time lecturer (ATER) for the academic year 2022-2023

Dr. Lavinia PIEMONTESE is awarded the Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship.

Tommaso SONNO invite Professor Mathieu COUTTNIER and Professor Sophie HATTE to University of Bologna.

Professor Laurent SIMULA participates in the In_equality Conference 2022.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Professor Ekatarina ZHURAVSKAYA to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Professor Horacio LARREGUY to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

Professor Laurent SIMULA participates in the 59th Annual Meeting of the Public Choice Society.

Three-year fixed term PhD contract.

Faculty member Professor Mathieu COUTTENIER is appointed Research Fellow in CEPR's Political Economy program

Temporary full time lectureship for the academic year 2022-2023.

Professor Laurent SIMULA publishes in Social Choice and Welfare.

Last day of application is 16/01/2022

10 new seminars in applied economics is announced for the spring semester 2022

The Department of Economics will be closed December 17 to January 2

Economics students Olena BOGDAN and Pablo RODRIGUEZ have been accepted as predoctoral fellows at Stanford University

Following the defense of his postdoctoral thesis "Essays on the Economics of Secondary and Tertiary Education : Competition, Subsidies, and Access", Dr. Sinan SARPÇA obtaines the highest academic qualification that can be awarded

The Department of Economics is happy to invite Dr. Tommaso SONNO to École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

Sinan SARPÇA defends the habilitation thesis "Essays on the Economics of Secondary and Tertiary Education : Competition, Subsidies, and Access"

Jordan LOPER presents the paper "Facebook and the Political Prospects of African Women" during the Arne Ryde Workshop on Culture, Institutions, and Development.

Following the dissertation defense of his doctoral thesis "Residential segregation and local public spending", Morgan UBEDA was unanimously voted Dr. in Economics by the jury.

Emmanuel SAEZ and Gabriel ZUCMAN invite Professor Laurent SIMULA to University of California, UC Berkeley.

Professor Laurent SIMULA and Professor Sophie HATTE: new board of Directors.