François Bourguignon

Director of Studies, School of Hautes Studies in Social Sciences, Paris School of Economics

François Bourguignon is director of studies at the School of Hautes Studies in Social Sciences at the Paris School of Economics. Initially trained as a statistician, he obtained a Ph.D in economics at the University of Western Ontario, then a State doctorate at the University of Orleans. He held the post of director of the Paris School of Economy from 2007 to the end of January 2013. His work, theoretical and empirical, mainly focuses on the distribution and redistribution of income in developing countries and in developed countries. He is the author of several works and many articles in international economic journals. During his career, he received several scientific distinctions and taught in several foreign universities during his career. He has a rich experience of advice to several governments and international organizations. From 2003 to 2007, he was the chief economist and the first vice-president of the World Bank in Washington.