20 octobre 2011 - Elise Huillery

Le poids de l'histoire : le cas de la colonisation en Afrique de l'Ouest

Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics

de 12h30 à 14h30, Salle du Conseil au 13 rue de l’Université

Une collation sera servie aux personnes ayant confirmé leur présence avant le 18 septembre à marina.abelskaiagraziani(at)sciences-po.fr

Elise Huillery joined the Department of Economics at Sciences Po in 2009. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Paris School of Economics, a MA in Management from HEC and a MA in Philosophy from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Her research is mainly focused on applied microeconomics and development economics.

Elise is currently conducting field experiments in health, education and micro-entrepreuneurship in Niger, Morocco, Cameroun, Congo and France and she joined the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in 2008.

She is doing research on colonial history, inequality and development in West Africa. In July 2011, Elise received a research grant from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche to conduct research on colonial history and its long term impact on economic development with a focus on former French colonies. The purpose of this project is to extend the work Elise has done on colonial West Africa to the other parts of French empire.

This research project is part of a broader one joint with the Paris School of Economics and IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement). "

Nota bene : Le prochain FacSem se tiendra le 17 novembre. L'exposé sera réalisé par Virginie GUIRAUDON, directrice de recherche CNRS au Centre d'études européennes sur le thème : Qui gouverne les frontières