OFCE

The Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques (lit. 'French Observatory of Economic Cycles'), often referred to by its acronym OFCE, is a prominent French economic policy think tank in Paris. It is mostly government-funded and hosted by the Sciences Po higher education organization. OFCE's research is regularly featured in French media, and it has ongoing relationships with French and European public authorities.[1] As of May 23, it was ranked 16th worldwide (and first in France) among economic think tanks by the RePEc initiative.[2]

OFCE
Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques
Formation1981
Headquarters10, place de Catalogne
Location
President
Xavier Ragot
Parent organization
Sciences Po
Websitehttps://www.ofce.sciences-po.fr/

History
Building at 69, quai d'Orsay in Paris, OFCE seat until 2017

OFCE was founded in 1981 following a 1979 report by René Lenoir and Baudouin Prot.[3] It was long established in a riverfront building on 69, Quai d'Orsay in Paris, and moved in March 2017 to more modern offices at 10, place de Catalogne.[4]

The successive Presidents of OFCE have been:

See also

Notes
  1. "OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques / French Economic Observatory". Development Aid. 25 April 2023.
  2. "Top 25% Think Tanks, as of May 2023". RePEc.
  3. René Lenoir & Baudouin Prot (1979). "L'Information économique et sociale". Gallica. La Documentation Française.
  4. "L'OFCE change d'adresse". Sciences Po. 2017.
  5. Xavier Ragot (19 April 2022). "Jean-Paul Fitoussi, brillant économiste et penseur de la société". OFCE Blog.
  6. Frédéric Schaeffer & Isabelle Couet (24 December 2013). "Vives tensions à la tête de l'OFCE". Les Échos.
  7. Michèle Warnet (12 September 2014). "Xavier Ragot, économiste en chef à l'OFCE". Les Échos.


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