The rise of  the economic analysis of law in France is scarcely confined to business law. It also concerns, perhaps above all, the field of public institutions, policies, and law.

Economic analysis and regulatory theory may contribute to a stimulating revival in the disciplines of public law while meeting the expectations of public policy decision-makers. Both operate to enrich the traditional doctrine publiciste – the French doctrine of public law - by posing new questions as to the ability of the State to operate efficiently and to generate wealth, and by applying new methodologies derived from the social sciences that are based on the contextualization of the rules of the law and the quantification of assessments and comparisons.

Issues that seem to warrant particular attention in this field today include:

• the evaluation of the performance and economic effects of public regulations, institutions and policies;

• the extent of corruption, the quality of the rule of law and good governance, and their effects on economic development;

• the study of the possible legal effects of economic theorizing and use of the concept of “public property”, in the national and international contexts;

• the analysis of the comparative efficiency of various methods of managing public services, and, in particular, public-private partnerships.

With regard to these issues and others that may arise over the course of the project, it is desirable to stimulate research and exchange by organizing an international, interdisciplinary seminar.

Designed with a view toward “training through research”, this seminar is designed not only for established researchers who would like to engage in scientific discussion, but also for pre-doctoral students, doctoral candidates and entry-level researchers who are trained in both law and economics. In fact, it appears critical to attract beginning researchers  and help them with issues that, due to their interdisciplinary nature and relative novelty in France, are inadequately represented in the coursework.

The objective is to create a dynamic program of research, exchanges and training in economic analysis and regulatory theory as applied to public institutions, policies and law, and the study of the economic effects of regulations.

In this context, the  Foundation supports the holding of a bilingual (French-English) international seminar under the auspices of the Chair “Mutations de l’action et du droit public” "Changes in public policy and public law" of Sciences Po.

• 6 January 2010, first workshop on the topic "Economic analysis of public law and policies"

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- Jean-Bernard Auby, Presentation of the seminar

-Guilio Napolitano on "A two-sided approach with an application to administrative procedures regulation"

-Yann Algan on "Trust, institutions and economics"

• 24 November 2010, second workshop on the topic of "Regulatory impact assessments"

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• 28 September 2011, third workshop on the topic "Corruption and conflicts of interests"

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- Nicola Bonucci on "Is the OECD work on corruption and on conflicts of interest a way to address the supply side and the demand side?"

-Hubert Delzangles on "Regulatory authorities and conflict of interests"

-Anthony Ogus on "Regulation and corruption"

-Jan Christoph Richter on "Conflicts of interest of members of government in the MENA region – effects and solutions?"

• 15 Decembre 2011, fourth workshop on the topics :

1/"Economic Analysis of the Making of the Contract: Competitive Procedures and Economic Efficiency"

2/"Long-Term Contracts: change of circumstances, frustration etc..."

3/"Corruption and Conflicts of Interest related to Public Contracts"

4/"Economic Analysis of Public-Private Partnerships"

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Download interventions on the topic : "Mini-perm Structures in PPP Contracts: Risks and Opportunities"

Presentation #1

Presentation #2

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- Julie de Brux on "Are renegociations necessarily an Evil?"

- Antony Ogus on "Making of Public Contracts : Competitive Procedures and Economic Efficiency"

- Alberto Massera on "Public Contracts and Reputation in Emergency Situations"

- Stéphane Saussier on "Water Under the Bridge : When and how do Municipalities change organizational forms in the provision of water?"

- Rahel Schomaker on "Corruption in Public Private Partenerships"