Étienne Wasmer

Drawn to mathematics, Wasmer's interest was confirmed by reading popular books, notably those by Benoît Mandelbrot.

Étienne Wasmer won the “Prize for the best book for economics students published by a French economist” awarded by the Association française de science économique (AFSE), for his book "Principes de microéconomie, Méthodes empiriques et théories modernes", published by Pearson.

In October 2023, Etienne Wasmer was commissioned, along with Antoine Bozio, associate professor at PSE and director of the IPP Institute for Public Policy, by former French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne with a mission relating to "the articulation between wages, labor costs and the activity bonus and its effect on employment, wage levels and economic activity.” The final report was officially submitted to Prime Minister Michel Barnier and made public on Thursday October 3.

[2] According to Étienne Wasmer, the European social model implies a high degree of sectoral specialization and geographic mobility.

In his view, this model is highly effective in periods of economic stability, but fragile in times of macroeconomic turbulence.