BSE Bordeaux Sciences Economiques

What BSE Bordeaux Sciences Economiques does

BSE Bordeaux Sciences Économiques (BxSE), also operating as Bordeaux School of Economics, is a French public academic research laboratory formally designated as UMR CNRS 6060, jointly tutored by CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, and INRAE. The institution is headquartered at Avenue Léon Duguit on the Université de Bordeaux Campus Montesquieu in Pessac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with a headcount of approximately 35 staff. Its core activity is theoretical and applied economics research, organized across four thematic research programmes, with two flagship labelled grands programmes de recherche: HOPE (Higher Education and Research for Economic Policy) and IPORA (Interdisciplinary Policy-Oriented Research in Africa).

The laboratory's "products" are academic in nature: scientific publications, Bordeaux Economics Working Papers, media-facing publications, a doctoral school offering PhD training with job-market placement support, masters and magistère programs, the Graduate Program EcoPoDeMa, and a recurring economics seminar series (Séminaire d'économie de Bordeaux) featuring international speakers. Communication and dissemination occur through the institutional website (www.bse.u-bordeaux.fr), LinkedIn, YouTube (@bxsebordeaux), Bluesky, and an email newsletter managed by Chargée de communication Julie Vissaguet. The institution is GDPR/RGPD compliant and aligns its data-processing posture with CNIL recommendations via the CNRS Data Protection Officer.

BSE operates as a non-profit public research entity with no commercial pricing model, no paying customers, and no revenue disclosure. Its funding flows from French public research channels: institutional allocations from CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, and INRAE, supplemented by competitive research grants from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), including JCJC and multi-year programme funding. End-users are doctoral students, masters students, and the broader academic research community. Strategic geographic emphasis extends beyond France to European research networks and, via the IPORA programme, to Africa. The organization has no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, no private investors, and no equity funding history.

Name

BSE Bordeaux Sciences Economiques

Legal name

Bordeaux Sciences Économiques

Website

https://bse.u-bordeaux.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Economics Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

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Management Research Institutes & Doctoral (PhD/DBA) Programs (EDAHAHAO)

Keywords

• Economics research
• Doctoral education
• Academic publications
• Environmental economics
• Development economics

Headquarters

HQ city

Pessac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: BSE operates as a public research laboratory (UMR CNRS 6060) funded through French national research bodies including CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, and ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) research grants.

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Core offering

BSE Bordeaux Sciences Économiques is a public academic economics research laboratory (UMR CNRS 6060) that conducts multidisciplinary research, delivers doctoral and masters-level economics education, hosts weekly research seminars featuring international economists, and publishes the Bordeaux Economics Working Papers. The institution is jointly affiliated with the Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, and INRAE.

Product overview

BSE Bordeaux Sciences Économiques (BxSE) / Bordeaux School of Economics is a research laboratory (UMR CNRS 6060) affiliated with the University of Bordeaux. It is not a commercial product company but an academic research institution. The organization offers research programs across four thematic areas, doctoral training, seminar series, scientific publications, and master's programs. The main offerings include research programs (such as HOPE and IPORA major research programs), academic seminars (Séminaire d'économie de Bordeaux), doctoral education, and various publications including working papers and media publications. The institution focuses on economics research rather than commercial products or services.

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Products and services

• Doctoral Program (École Doctorale) Doctoral training program in economics delivered through the BSE doctoral school (École Doctorale), preparing PhD candidates through coursework, research, thesis supervision, and job market placement services.
• Masters Programs in Economics Graduate-level masters programs in economics providing advanced study for students, including professional development and continuing education pathways.
• Magistère Program Magistère degree program offering an integrated graduate education pathway in economics at BSE.
• Graduate Program EcoPoDeMa Specialized graduate program focused on Economic Policy and Development Management (EcoPoDeMa).
• Bordeaux Economics Working Papers Working paper publication series disseminating economics research output authored by BSE researchers and collaborators.
• Academic Seminar Series (Séminaire d'économie de Bordeaux) Recurring weekly economics research seminars featuring presentations by international researchers, hosted by BSE for the academic community.

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSE operates as UMR CNRS 6060, a joint research unit between CNRS and Université de Bordeaux. CNRS provides institutional affiliation and national research framework support.
• Université de BordeauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSE is a joint research unit of Université de Bordeaux, providing campus facilities, administrative infrastructure, and institutional framework for research and education activities.
• INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINRAE is a key research partner, collaborating on research programs including environmental economics, agricultural economics, and sustainable development research.
• HOPE (Higher Education and Research for Economic Policy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE is one of two grands programmes de recherche (major research programs) labeled by Université de Bordeaux, focusing on economic policy research.
• IPORA (Interdisciplinary Policy-Oriented Research in Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPORA is one of two grands programmes de recherche (major research programs) labeled by Université de Bordeaux, focusing on interdisciplinary policy research in Africa.

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Direct peers

• CEPREMAP: French public economic research center focused on applied economic theory and policy, comparable in CNRS-affiliated governance, working paper output, and policy-research hybrid mission.
• Institute for Fiscal Studies: UK-based economic research institute focused on policy-relevant microeconomics and applied research; comparable in its academic-policy hybrid mission, working paper series, and research-driven public engagement.
• ZEW Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research: German economic research institute with applied research focus, comparable structure of public funding, working paper series, and policy-oriented economic research programs.
• Centre for Economic Policy Research: International network of academic economists that organizes research dissemination and policy engagement, comparable in function to BSE's seminar series and working paper operations at a broader international scale.
• Toulouse School of Economics: French public economics research and doctoral training institution with comparable CNRS-affiliated structure, similar scale of research programs in economic theory and policy, and direct competition for doctoral candidates and ANR funding.
• Paris School of Economics: Leading French economics research consortium combining CNRS, EHESS, and university partners, with closely overlapping research themes (environmental economics, development, finance) and the same French public funding ecosystem.
• Stockholm School of Economics: European economics research and doctoral training institution with overlapping research themes in finance, environmental economics, and policy analysis; similar scale of doctoral programs.

Broad incumbents

• London School of Economics: Much larger established global economics department that BSE partners with for seminars and doctoral exchanges; comparable in doctoral training and economics research breadth, but with substantially greater scale and resources.
• Sciences Po Economics: Major French social sciences institution with a sizable economics department; comparable in Paris-area research collaboration potential and doctoral training, though operating within a much broader social science framework.

Emerging players

• CEPE ETH Zurich: Center for Energy Policy and Economics at ETH Zurich with strong thematic overlap to BSE's environmental economics research; smaller and more specialized, providing a niche peer for that specific research vertical.

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Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@bxsebordeaux
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bse-bordeaux-sciences-economiques

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