Dr. Philippe FROUTÉ

Dr. Philippe FROUTÉ

Associate Professor in Economics

Université Paris-Est Créteil - France

Law and Economics Public Economics Public Finance Transitions Economics
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I am an Associate Professor in Economics at University Paris-Est Créteil in France. My research focuses on Law and Economics, Public Economics, Public Finance, and Transitions Economics, with an emphasis on the economic analysis of regulation, the economics of debt, and transitions economics.

Before joining University Paris-Est Créteil, I held positions at Banque de France and completed my doctoral studies at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

My work has been published in leading economic journals and discussed in policy circles. I am also committed to teaching economics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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Research

Publications spanning law and economics, public finance, and transitions economics — from spatial effects of local borrowing and sovereign debt to the economic analysis of AI and bankruptcy law.

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Teaching

Guest professor at universities in Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, and China. At UPEC, coordinator of the doctoral Graduate Program in International Transitions, with courses from Licence to Master level.

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Blog

Essays on economic thought and contemporary debates — on Adam Smith's legacy at 250, and on the fragile relationship between science and political trust.

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Recent Posts

Pourquoi tant de défiance envers la science ?

82 % des Français font confiance à la science. Mais dès que la science rejoint le débat politique, cette confiance s’effrite. Comprendre les ressorts de cette défiance est crucial, en particulier lorsque l’expertise doit éclairer la décision dans un contexte électoral.

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Adam Smith Legacy

2026 marque les 250 ans de la parution des Recherches sur la nature et les causes de la richesse des nations. Un anniversaire qui invite à redécouvrir la genèse de cette œuvre fondatrice, notamment grâce aux travaux d’historiens français sur le Grand Tour du Duc de Buccleugh en Occitanie.

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