Sandra Poncet

Sandra Poncet (born 16 August 1974) is a French economist. She is a professor of economics at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and at the Paris School of Economics, and an associate researcher at the CEPII (Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales). Her research applies empirical methods to questions of economic development in a context of globalization, with a particular focus on the economy of China.

Education and career Poncet received her doctorate in economics from the University of Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand in 2003, where she carried out her research at the Centre d'études et de recherches sur le développement international (CERDI). She has been a scientific adviser at CEPII since 2005. In 2013 she was named a junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. She is a research affiliate of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

Her work has appeared in academic journals including the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Development Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, World Development and The World Bank Economic Review. and a member of the scientific committee of the Revue économique.

Selected publications Koenig, Pamina; Poncet, Sandra (2022). "The effects of the Rana Plaza collapse on the sourcing choices of French importers". Journal of International Economics. 137: 103576. Emlinger, Charlotte; Poncet, Sandra (2018). "With a little help from my friends: Multinational retailers and China's consumer market penetration". Journal of International Economics. 112: 1–12. Mayneris, Florian; Poncet, Sandra; Zhang, Tao (2018). "Improving or disappearing: Firm-level adjustments to minimum wages in China". Journal of Development Economics. 135: 20–40. Hering, Laura; Poncet, Sandra (2014). "Environmental policy and exports: Evidence from Chinese cities". Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 68 (2): 296–318. Hering, Laura; Poncet, Sandra (2010). "Market access impact on individual wages: Evidence from China". Review of Economics and Statistics. 92 (1): 145–159. Poncet, Sandra (2005). "A fragmented China: Measure and determinants of China's domestic market disintegration". Review of International Economics. 13 (3): 409–430. Poncet, Sandra (2003). "Measuring Chinese domestic and international integration". China Economic Review. 14 (1): 1–22.