Mathias Dewatripont
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Mathias François Dewatripont (born 27 December 1959) is a Belgian
economist and professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles
(ULB) and visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT).
He studied economics at the ULB, and obtained a Ph.D.
at Harvard University
(United States
) in 1986 (under the supervision of Eric Maskin
and Andreu Mas-Colell
). He is a member of the Economic Advisory Group for Competition Policy of the DG Competition
(European Commission
), since 2004. He is a member of European Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso
’s Group of Economic Policy Analysis, since 2005.
In 2005, he was President of the European Economic Association. He is a member of the Econometric Society and Research Director at CEPR.
He is one of the 22 members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council
.
He is member of the Académie Royale de Belgique and has been elected Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
(April 2009).
In 1998, he was awarded the Francqui Prize
on Human Sciences, and in 2003 he received the Yrjö Jahnsson Award
.
He is currently Chairman of the Oxera Economic Council, member of the Scientific Council of the Toulouse School of Economics, member of the Scientific Council of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
, member of the Scientific Council of CentER (Tilburg University), and Chairman of the Scientific Council of the ULB Foundation.
He is Deputy Chairman (2008–09), Chairman (2009–10) and Dean (2010–11) of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
(SBS-EM) of the Université libre de Bruxelles
(ULB).
He has been member of the Haut Conseil de la Science et de la Technologie, Ministère français de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, since 2009.
In April 2011, he has been appointed Executive Director of the National Bank of Belgium.
Belgium
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economist and professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
(ULB) and visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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(MIT).
He studied economics at the ULB, and obtained a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
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at Harvard University
Harvard University
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(United States
United States
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) in 1986 (under the supervision of Eric Maskin
Eric Maskin
Eric Stark Maskin is an American economist and Nobel laureate recognized with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory." He is the Albert O...
and Andreu Mas-Colell
Andreu Mas-Colell
Andreu Mas-Colell is a Spanish economist, an expert in microeconomics and one of the world's leading mathematical economists. He is the founder of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and a professor in the department of economics at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...
). He is a member of the Economic Advisory Group for Competition Policy of the DG Competition
Directorate-General for Competition (European Commission)
The Directorate-General for Competition is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, located in Brussels, Belgium. The DG Competition is responsible for establishing and implementing a coherent competition policy for the European Union. The DG Competition has a dual role in antitrust...
(European Commission
European Commission
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), since 2004. He is a member of European Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso
José Manuel Durão Barroso
José Manuel Durão Barroso is a Portuguese politician. He is President of the European Commission, since 23 November 2004. He served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 6 April 2002 to 17 July 2004.-Academic career:...
’s Group of Economic Policy Analysis, since 2005.
In 2005, he was President of the European Economic Association. He is a member of the Econometric Society and Research Director at CEPR.
He is one of the 22 members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council
European Research Council
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.
He is member of the Académie Royale de Belgique and has been elected Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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(April 2009).
In 1998, he was awarded the Francqui Prize
Francqui Prize
The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize, awarded each year since 1933 by the Francqui Foundation in recognition of the achievements of a young Belgian scholar or scientist...
on Human Sciences, and in 2003 he received the Yrjö Jahnsson Award
Yrjö Jahnsson Award
The Yrjö Jahnsson Award is a biennial award given by the Finnish Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation and the European Economic Association to European economists under the age of 45 "who have made a contribution in theoretical and applied research that is significant to the study of economics in Europe." ...
.
He is currently Chairman of the Oxera Economic Council, member of the Scientific Council of the Toulouse School of Economics, member of the Scientific Council of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
Barcelona graduate school of economics
The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, commonly referred to as Barcelona GSE, is an independent institution of research and graduate education located in Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain....
, member of the Scientific Council of CentER (Tilburg University), and Chairman of the Scientific Council of the ULB Foundation.
He is Deputy Chairman (2008–09), Chairman (2009–10) and Dean (2010–11) of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
The Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is an economics and management school and a Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium.-History:...
(SBS-EM) of the Université libre de Bruxelles
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
(ULB).
He has been member of the Haut Conseil de la Science et de la Technologie, Ministère français de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, since 2009.
In April 2011, he has been appointed Executive Director of the National Bank of Belgium.
Selected works
- On the Theory of Commitment, with Applications to the labor Market (Contract Theory, Labor Unions). Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University, United States—Massachusetts, 1986.
- La Réglementation Prudentielle des Banques, (with J. Tirole), Payot, Lausanne, 1993.
- The Prudential Regulation of Banks, (with J. Tirole, expanded English version of La Réglementation Prudentielle des Banques), MIT Press, Cambridge, 1994 (also translated in Japanese (1996), Italian (1998) and Chinese (2002)).
- Contract Theory, (with P. Bolton), MIT Press, Cambridge, 2005 (also translated in Chinese (2008)).
- Macroeconomic Stability and Financial Regulation: Key Issues for the G20, co-auteurs: X. Freixas & R. Portes, VoxEU & CEPR ebook, 2009
- Bailing out the Banks: Reconciling Stability and Competition: An analysis of state-supported schemes for financial institutions, co-auteurs: T. Beck, D. Coyle, X. Freixas & P. Seabright, CEPR, London, 2010.
- Balancing the Banks: Global Lessons from the Financial Crisis, co-auteurs: J.-C. Rochet & J. Tirole, Princeton University Press, 2010.