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François Bourguignon

b. 1945

French economist

Economist Researcher
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About François Bourguignon

Born 1945. François Bourguignon is a French economist and researcher.

François Bourguignon (born May 22, 1945) is a former Chief Economist (2003–2007) of the World Bank. He has been the Director of the Paris School of Economics, and from 1985 to his retirement in 2013 a professor of economics at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. In 2016, Bourguignon was awarded the Dan David Prize. He focuses on the study of income and wealth inequality, economy-wide country studies, international trade, trade and tax policy, redistribution and education. Education Bourguignon is trained as a statistician at ENSAE Paris and has a PhD from the University of Western Ontario.

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Important facts

Born
22 May 1945, Paris
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Economist, researcher
Nationality
France
Education
University of Western Ontario, ENSAE Paris, University of Orléans, ENSAE ParisTech
Positions held
Chief Economist of the World Bank, Chairperson
Employers
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, United Nations
Awards
Dan David Prize; Fellow of the Econometric Society; CNRS silver medal; Knight of the National Order of Merit; Prix Luc-Durand-Réville

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French economist

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François Bourguignon was born on 22 May 1945 in Paris.

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François Bourguignon is an economist and researcher.

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· Wikipedia: François Bourguignon

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