Organization:OFCE
Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques | |
 Building at 10, place de Catalogne in Paris, seat of OFCE since 2017 | |
| Formation | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 10, place de Catalogne |
| Location | |
President | Xavier Ragot (fr) |
Parent organization | Sciences Po |
| Website | https://www.ofce.sciences-po.fr/ |
The Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques (lit. French Observatory of Economic Cycles), often referred to by its acronym OFCE, is a prominent French economic policy think tank in Paris. It is mostly government-funded and hosted by the Sciences Po higher education organization. OFCE's research is regularly featured in French media, and it has ongoing relationships with French and European public authorities.[1] As of May 2023, OFCE was ranked 16th worldwide (and first in France) among economic think tanks by the RePEc initiative.[2]
History
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OFCE was founded in 1981 following a 1979 report by René Lenoir (fr) and Baudouin Prot.[3] It was long established in a riverfront building on 69, Quai d'Orsay in Paris, and moved in March 2017 to more modern offices at 10, place de Catalogne.[4]
The successive Presidents of OFCE have been:
- 1981–1989: Jean-Marcel Jeanneney
- 1989–2010: Jean-Paul Fitoussi[5]
- 2011–2013: Philippe Weil[6]
- Since 2014: Xavier Ragot (fr)[7]
In the early 2020s, OFCE President Xavier Ragot has been cited internationally among the top French economists.[8]
Merger with CEPII
In late 2023, a government-commissioned report by economists Jean-Luc Tavernier (fr) and Nicolas Véron recommended a merger between OFCE and CEPII, another government-funded think tank that focuses on international economics. Upon the report's publication, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne endorsed the recommendation.[9]
See also
Notes
- ↑ "OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques / French Economic Observatory". 25 April 2023. https://www.developmentaid.org/organizations/view/494156/ofce-observatoire-francais-des-conjonctures-economiques-french-economic-observatory.
- ↑ "Top 25% Think Tanks, as of May 2023". https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.ttanks.html.
- ↑ René Lenoir & Baudouin Prot (1979). "L'Information économique et sociale". La Documentation Française. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k3328928h.
- ↑ "L'OFCE change d'adresse". 2017. https://www.sciencespo.fr/newsletter/archive-56438d2ef61ecd43c5d0c915eeceb641.html.
- ↑ Xavier Ragot (19 April 2022). "Jean-Paul Fitoussi, brillant économiste et penseur de la société". https://www.ofce.sciences-po.fr/blog/a-la-memoire-de-jean-paul-fitoussi-2/.
- ↑ Frédéric Schaeffer & Isabelle Couet (24 December 2013). "Vives tensions à la tête de l'OFCE". https://www.lesechos.fr/2013/12/vives-tensions-a-la-tete-de-lofce-333678.
- ↑ Michèle Warnet (12 September 2014). "Xavier Ragot, économiste en chef à l'OFCE". https://www.lesechos.fr/2014/09/xavier-ragot-economiste-en-chef-a-lofce-1103756.
- ↑ "Top French economists call for EU's 3% deficit rule to be dropped". 13 April 2021. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2C018H/.
- ↑ "Analyse économique et évaluation des politiques publiques". 22 December 2022. https://www.gouvernement.fr/communique/analyse-economique-et-evaluation-des-politiques-publiques.
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