Roger Guesnerie

Roger Guesnerie
Born(1943-02-17)17 February 1943
Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert, Mayenne, France
Died4 January 2026(2026-01-04) (aged 82)
Paris, France
Academic background
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
École nationale des ponts et chaussées
Doctoral advisorJean-Jacques Laffont
Academic work
DisciplineEconomic theory
Macroeconomics
Public economics
School or traditionMathematical economics
InstitutionsCollège de France
École des hautes études en sciences sociales
Paris School of Economics
Doctoral studentsThomas Piketty
AwardsPresident, Econometric Society (1996)
President, French Association of Economic Sciences (2002–2003)
President, European Economic Association (1994)
Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association
Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
CNRS Silver Medal
Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
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Roger Guesnerie (17 February 1943 – 4 January 2026) was a French academic and economist. He was last the Chaired Professor of Economic Theory and Social Organization of the Collège de France, Director of Studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, and the chairman of the board of directors of the Paris School of Economics.