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Sciences pol miques re oit etienne wasmer
Étienne Wasmer (born 1970) is a French professor and economist. Wasmer mainly focuses on the fields of labor economics, job search theory, discrimination and human capital. He teaches microeconomics and labor economics.
Contents
- Sciences pol miques re oit etienne wasmer
- 2 RHINO EN MICROECO
- Education
- Career
- Current
- Main thesis
- Main publications
- References

2 RHINO EN MICROECO
Education

Wasmer studied at École Polytechnique, 1990–1993 and DEA Analyse et Politique Économique, 1994. He received his PhD from London School of Economics in 1997 where he worked under noble laureate Sir Christopher A. Pissarides.
Career

His notable positions include: Chaire de recherche du Canada, UQAM, Professeur des universités à Metz, Associated Professor & Research Fellow, ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, and Research Fellow, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm.
Current

Wasmer is currently Professor at Sciences Po Paris, a Researcher at the OFCE, a Research Fellow at CEPR, London and a Research Fellow at Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn.
Main thesis

According to Étienne Wasmer, the European social model implies a considerable sectorial specialization of workers. Wasmer contends that the model is effective during times of macroeconomic stability but weak during macroeconomic turbulence. His favorite thesis is that of the backfire effects of protective legislation: for instance when property owners have to cope with unpaid bills for months because of red tape, they deny leases to poor tenants.
Main publications
