HEC Paris

#194
Global Influence
Business school in Paris, France

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About HEC Paris

According to Wikipedia, HEC Paris is a business school and grande école located in Jouy-en-Josas, a southwestern outer suburb of Paris, France. One of the best business schools in the world, it offers MiM, MSc in International Finance, MBA, EMBA, executive education, and PhD programs.

What Is HEC Paris Known For?

HEC Paris is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

HEC Paris's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much HEC Paris's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Business
#14
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#14
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HEC Paris ranks #14 worldwide for influence in Business.

Management
#18
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#18
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Finance
#12
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#12
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Entrepreneurship
#5
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#5
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business Degrees
Communications
#59
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#72
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HEC Paris ranks #59 worldwide for influence in Communications.

Journalism
#328
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#332
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Rhetoric
#192
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#192
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Grammar
#424
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#425
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communications Degrees
Education
#85
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#90
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HEC Paris ranks #85 worldwide for influence in Education.

Higher Education
#34
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#34
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Secondary Education
#150
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#150
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Pedagogy
#194
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#196
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education Degrees
Political Science
#131
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#140
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HEC Paris ranks #131 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

Government
#118
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#118
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Public Policy
#52
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#52
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Human Rights
#289
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#290
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political-science Degrees
Economics
#63
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#83
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HEC Paris ranks #63 worldwide for influence in Economics.

Econometrics
#30
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#30
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Financial Economics
#26
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#26
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Taxation
#163
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#163
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economics Degrees
Engineering
#217
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#239
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HEC Paris ranks #217 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

Architecture
#361
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#391
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Civil Engineering
#181
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#186
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Aerospace Engineering
#66
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#67
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engineering Degrees
Law
#161
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#164
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HEC Paris ranks #161 worldwide for influence in Law.

International Law
#131
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#141
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Corporate Law
#17
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#17
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Administrative Law
#56
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#56
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Mathematics
#263
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#323
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HEC Paris ranks #263 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

Statistics
#171
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#181
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Applied Mathematics
#164
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#167
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Operations Research
#30
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#30
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math Degrees
Computer Science
#247
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#247
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HEC Paris ranks #247 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

Information Systems
#12
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#12
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Data Science
#16
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#16
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Information Technology
#242
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#242
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computer-science Degrees
History
#252
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#266
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HEC Paris ranks #252 worldwide for influence in History.

Political History
#33
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#33
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World History
#27
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#27
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Modern History
#212
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#214
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history Degrees
Biology
#409
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#437
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HEC Paris ranks #409 worldwide for influence in Biology.

Agriculture
#690
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#691
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Ecology
#235
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#241
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Neuroscience
#379
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#385
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biology Degrees
Religious Studies
#216
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#236
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HEC Paris ranks #216 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

Ministry
#78
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#78
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Theology
#830
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#850
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Apologetics
#39
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#41
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religious-studies-hub Degrees
Physics
#304
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#345
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HEC Paris ranks #304 worldwide for influence in Physics.

Astronomy
#253
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#280
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Biophysics
#171
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#171
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Nuclear Physics
#414
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#423
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physics Degrees
Literature
#429
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#481
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HEC Paris ranks #429 worldwide for influence in Literature.

Writing
#502
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#515
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Philology
#498
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#502
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Literary Criticism
#429
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#440
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literature Degrees
Philosophy
#478
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#535
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HEC Paris ranks #478 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

Ethics
#226
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#227
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Bioethics
#146
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#146
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Aesthetics
#504
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#505
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philosophy Degrees
Medical
#627
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#636
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HEC Paris ranks #627 worldwide for influence in Medical.

Public Health
#414
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#417
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Dentistry
#558
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#559
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Epidemiology
#291
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#295
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medicine Degrees
Sociology
#129
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#140
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HEC Paris ranks #129 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

Urban Studies
#39
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#39
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Comparative Sociology
#31
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#31
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Gender Studies
#814
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#814
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sociology Degrees
Earth Sciences
#197
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#225
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HEC Paris ranks #197 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

Geography
#104
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#118
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Hydrology
#75
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#77
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Meteorology
#288
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#291
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earth-science Degrees
Chemistry
#452
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#483
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HEC Paris ranks #452 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

Chemical Engineering
#1024
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#1026
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Nanotechnology
#1049
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#1049
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Geochemistry
#342
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#345
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chemistry Degrees
Psychology
#543
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#562
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HEC Paris ranks #543 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

Social Psychology
#237
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#237
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Psychoanalysis
#370
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#377
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Cognitive Science
#426
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#426
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psychology Degrees
Anthropology
#336
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#358
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HEC Paris ranks #336 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.

Ethnography
#94
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#99
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Archeology
#370
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#384
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Cultural Anthropology
#521
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#529
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anthropology Degrees
Criminal Justice
#557
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#560
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HEC Paris ranks #557 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

Cyber Security
#172
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#172
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Law Enforcement
#2145
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#2145
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Criminology
#1417
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#1420
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criminal-justice Degrees
Nursing
#1092
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#1092
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HEC Paris ranks #1092 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Social Work
#538
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#539
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HEC Paris ranks #538 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

Empowerment
#1558
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#1558
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Child Protection
#613
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#613
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social-work Degrees

Who Are HEC Paris's Most Influential Alumni?

HEC Paris's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Business, Communications, and Economics. Here are some of HEC Paris's most famous alumni:

Dominique Strauss-Kahn
A French economist.
Loïc Wacquant
Loïc Wacquant
A French sociologist.
Albert O. Hirschman
Albert O. Hirschman
A German-American economist. Albert O. Hirschman is member of the French Resistance.
Paul Reynaud
A French politician and lawyer .
François Hollande
François Hollande
A President of France from 2012 to 2017.
Michel Crozier
A French sociologist.
Andreas Kaplan
Andreas Kaplan
A German economist, dean, university rector. Andreas Kaplan is president, higher education expert. Andreas Kaplan is edtech. Andreas Kaplan is social media. Andreas Kaplan is artificial intelligence.
Frédéric Lordon
Frédéric Lordon
A French philosopher and economist.
Pierre Rosanvallon
A French historian and intellectual.
Frank Bournois
Frank Bournois
A French academic.
David Thesmar
A French economist.
Valérie Pécresse
A French politician.

Who Are HEC Paris's Most Influential Faculty?

HEC Paris's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Business, Communications, and Economics. Here are some of HEC Paris's most famous faculty:

Alberto Alemanno
Alberto Alemanno
A Legal scholar/public interest lawyer.
David Thesmar
A French economist.
Ludovic Phalippou
A French financial economist.
Augustin Landier
A French economist.
Frédéric Godart
A Researcher, ORCID id # 0000-0001-7530-8577.
Jean-Luc Cerdin
A French academic.
Marion Laboure
A French economist.