With the support of the Banque de France, BSI Economics organized a conference on Wednesday, January 23, on the economic issues addressed in the book « Je comprends (enfin) l’économie : 25 questions qui font l’actu par les économistes nouvelle génération » (I (finally) understand economics: 25 questions that are making the news, by the new generation of economists), published by Dunod.
For its first edition, the event brought together around thirty participants, including economists, journalists, and members of the general public, and was led by Sylvain Bersinger, member of the board of directors of BSI Economics, and Victor Lequillerier, President of BSI Economics.
From left to right: Eugénie Joltreau, Marine de Talancé, Thomas Renault, Sylvain Bersinger, Marc-Olivier Strauss-Kahn, Victor Lequillerier, and Ludovic Subranat the conference on January 23, 2019 ,at the Banque de France headquarters.
Marc-Olivier Strauss-Kahn, Special Advisor to the Governor of the Banque de France and Member of the Strategic Committee of BSI Economics, opened the conference by emphasizing the importance of « promoting education and economic debate, including by hosting the presentation of this first educational book by BSI Economics. »
Ludovic Subran, Chief Economist at Euler Hermes and Head of Economic Research at Allianz, shared his pleasure at having written the book’s preface. The book’s nearly 200 pages aim to decipher and explain major issues of concern to oursocieties. This project brought together 17 members of BSI Economics, representing the new generation of economists.
The conference continued with a series of noteworthy presentations on a selection of topics.
Thomas Renault, Senior Lecturer at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University , explained that « the questions chosen are those often asked by friends and family following my thesis on market finance: is it possible to ‘beat the markets’?«
Marine de Talancé, Senior Lecturer at Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University, discussed « two social issues that are widely debated in the public sphere and yet often misunderstood. Does immigration cause unemployment? Is the French school system failing?«
Finally, Eugénie Joltreau, a doctoral student at Paris-Dauphine University, wanted to address a « strong citizen initiative: complementary local currencies. »
The turnout confirmed the strong interest in making economic thinking accessible to the general public.
This lively morning concluded with breakfast and discussions among participants.
The book is available today in Dunod bookstores and is already available for pre-order on Amazon and Fnac.
« Je comprends enfin l’économie : 25 questions qui font l’actu » (I finally understand economics: 25 questions that are making the news), BSI Economics, Dunod Publishing, January 2019. Authors who are members of BSI Economics:Pierre-Michel Becquet, Sylvain Bersinger, Charles Bonati, Clément Bouillet, Florine Martin, Marine de Talancé, Samuel Delepierre, Marion Dieudonné, Guillaume Dufour, Eugénie Joltreau, Arthur Jurus, Floris Laly, Victor Lequillerier, Geoffrey Lorre, Julien Pinter, Thomas Renault, Ludovic Subran, Adrien Tenne, Pauline Wibaux, and Jérémy Zribi.
Done in Paris, January 30, 2019.
