Master 2 Development Economics
& Economie du Développement Durable
Start of the Year Meeting
September 7, 2018
http://www.pantheonsorbonne.fr/diplomes/masterdevelopmenteconomics
Contacts
Rémi Bazillier Director of the Master Development Economics
Director of the Mention Développement
Laetitia Duval Director of the Master Economie du Développement Durable
Jenna Martin Administration Office hours:
PMF (Tolbiac): Monday/Tuesday 9h30-12h / 14h-16h
MSE (office 228):
Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 9h30-12h / 14h-16h
UE 1 "Enseignements fondamentaux"
Cours obligatoire
Development theory (Hillel Rapoport and Jean-Bernard Chatelain)
Cours obligatoire Firm performance and development (Maria Bas)
Cours obligatoire
Labour & environmental regulations and multinational firms (Rémi Bazillier)
Cours obligatoire Master thesis seminar
UE 2 "Enseignements de méthodes"
Cours obligatoire
Methods in empirical development economics (Marie Boltz and invited professors)
Cours obligatoire Econometrics and impact evaluation (Marc-Arthur Diaye)
Cours obligatoire Econometrics seminar on computer (Arnaud Millien)
First Semester
Quantitative courses (first semester)
• Econometrics (Marc-Arthur Diaye)
• Empirical Methods in Development Economics (Marie Boltz and invited professors)
• Econometrics seminar on computer (Arnaud Millien)
• Software: Stata
• Free access to the software / licence
Second Semester
UE n° 1 : Cours de spécialisation : 6 to be chosen in the following list
Equity, Poverty and Development
Catherine Bros (Univ. Paris-Est Marne La Vallée, ERUDITE)
Human capital and development: education and health policies
David Margolis (CNRS, PSE) Josselin Thuilliez (CNRS, CES) Institutions, governance and development
Lisa Chauvet (DIAL, IRD) & Véronique Gille (DIAL, IRD)
Trade policy, Inequality and Growth
Frédéric Docquier (IRES, UCL Louvain) Helène Latzer (CNRS, CES)
Mathilde Maurel (CNRS, CES)
Population, Migration and Development Hillel Rapoport (Univ. Paris 1, PSE) Globalisation and development strategies Jérome Valette (Univ. Paris 1, CES) Transfers of technology Lorenzo Cassi (Univ. Paris 1, PSE)
Master Thesis Seminar
• For all students of the Master Development Economics
• For students of the Master Economie du Développement Durable who choose to write a research thesis as a substitute to the traineeship: to be decided by 14 September (to attend the Master thesis seminar).
20-septDefining a good research project 27-septWriting a good research paper
11-octPresentation of potential supervisors and their topics 18-octDiscussions with former students
08-novBrainstorm #1 15-novBrainstorm #2
11-janvPresentation Benchmark Paper #1 18-janvPresentation Benchmark Paper #2 25-janvPresentation Benchmark Paper #3 1-fev Presentation Benchmark Paper #4
08-marsPrésentation résultats préliminaires #1 15-marsPrésentation résultats préliminaires #2
Paris Sorbonne Sustainable Development Seminar (Research Seminar)
• The seminar invites French and foreign scholars to present their ongoing research in
development, population, health and environment.
• Compulsory for students of the Master Development Economics
Thursday, October 4th 2018, 6th floor Rustam Ibragimov (Imperial College) Thursday, October 18th 2018, 6th floor Eric Defebvre (U. Paris 1)
Thursday, November 8th 2018, 6th floor Mathilde Godard (GATE, CNRS)
Thursday, November 22nd 2018, S19 Mathieu Couttenier (GATE, CNRS)
Thursday, December 20th 2018, 6th floor
Jean-Louis Arcand (Graduate Institute Geneva) Thursday, January 17th 2019, 6th floor
Frédéric Docquier (UC Louvain)
Thursday, January 31st 2019, 6th floor Maria Guadalupe (INSEAD)
Thursday, February 7th 2019, Elisa Sicuri (Imperial College)
Thursday, February 14th 2019, 6th floor Sara Lowes (Bocconi)
Master Thesis
• End of November: choice of the supervisor and the topic, selection of the benchmark paper
• January: presentation of benchmark paper in the master thesis seminar
• March: Preliminary Results
• May, 17th: Submission of the master thesis
• May 21st-24th: defense (soutenance)
M2 Development Economics
Library (centre de documentation)
• Visit on Thursday 13/09 at 2pm.
• TD "Méthodologie de la recherche documentaire et bases de données statistiques" in French on 04/10 from 2pm to 4pm, room S4.
• TD "Méthodologie de la recherche documentaire et bases de données statistiques" in English on 04/10 from 4pm to 6pm, room S4.
• TD "Logiciel de gestion bibliographique - Zotero" in French on 22/11 from 2pm to 4pm, room S4.
• TD "Logiciel de gestion bibliographique - Zotero" in English on 22/11 from 4pm to 6pm, room S4.
M2 Economie du Développement Durable
Library (centre de documentation)
• Visit on Thursday 13/09 at 2pm.
• TD "Méthodologie de la recherche documentaire et bases de données statistiques" in French on 13/09 from 9am to 11am, room S4.
• TD "Méthodologie de la recherche documentaire et bases de données statistiques" in English on 13/09 from 11am to 1pm, room S4.
• TD "Logiciel de gestion bibliographique - Zotero" in French on 27/09 from 9am to 11am, room S4.
• TD "Logiciel de gestion bibliographique - Zotero" in English on 27/09 from 11am to 1pm, room S4.
M2 Economie du Développement Durable
First Semester
• Same courses as M2 Devt Economics except for Firm performance, plus 2 courses related to sustainable development (cf. fiche
pédagogique, DDMEG, courses from November to February).
• In addition you have a compulsory Case Study (étude de cas) organised through team work (groupe de travail).
• Subjects proposed by economists working for European Commission, AFD, Global Education Monitoring Report-UNESCO, International
Institute for Educational Planning-UNESCO, Vigeo Eiris.
• Meeting Case Study: Friday 28 September at 10-12pm in Maison des Sciences Economiques.
M2 Economie du Développement Durable
Second Semester
• Case study (same as 1rst semester).
• 5 elective courses among:
• Equity, Poverty and Development
• Human capital and development
• Education and health Population
• Migration and development
• Globalisation and development strategies
• Economie du genre
• Investissement socialement responsable
• Microcrédit
• Energies et marchés
THE LAST COURSES (IN RED) ARE IN THE BANQUE & FINANCE PROGRAM
M2 Economie du Développement Durable Traineeship
• Traineeship starts after the end of courses and exams, i.e. in May (dates of exams to be determined by the secretariat).
• Length at least 3 months (max. 6 months with the same employer).
• You have to submit a report to your employer and the university (with a defense to be organised in November).
• You can choose to write a research thesis as a substitute to the
traineeship: to be decided by 14 September (to attend the Master thesis seminar).
International Development Economics Association (IDEAs)
• The IDEAs was founded with the aim to stimulate and support the interaction of former and current master students, to facilitate professional integration, and to increase the national and international visibility of the master.
• IDEAs’ objectives:
The association helps alumni connect with the University and with fellow graduates through various events. It supports students with practical advices for studies, providing job opportunities and networking. These services strengthen alumni’s ties to Paris 1 and to each others.
• IDEAS cocktail (with former and new students): Wednesday, September 19th, 18h, 6th room floor
