Centre d’Économie de la Sorbonne

What Centre d’Économie de la Sorbonne does

The Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne (CES) is a French public academic research laboratory registered as UMR 8174, jointly operated by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Established in 2006 and headquartered at the Maison des Sciences Économiques campus in the 13th arrondissement of Paris (106-112 Boulevard de l'Hôpital), CES conducts economics research, hosts a doctoral programme, and runs research groups, seminars, workshops, and publications aimed at the academic research community. The centre does not commercialise products or services; all outputs — publications, seminars, doctoral training, events — are freely disseminated through its institutional website, LinkedIn presence, and the HAL open-access archive.

CES operates three internal facilities: the AI Lab for Human and Social Sciences, which applies AI methods to social science research; LEEP (Laboratoire d'Economie Experimentale de Paris), an experimental economics laboratory conducting behavioural research; and CESDoc, an internal documentation and research data centre. The centre's business model is non-commercial and fully sustained by public research funding through CNRS, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and competitive French and European research grants. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and there is no pricing model; participation is free for researchers, doctoral candidates, and the public. Its value proposition rests on institutional prestige (Sorbonne brand, CNRS affiliation), research infrastructure, doctoral supervision, invited professorship programmes, and broad dissemination of research findings. CES is governed within the French public university system and has no private ownership, investors, or commercial counterparties.

Name

Centre d’Économie de la Sorbonne

Legal name

Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne (CES)

Website

https://centredeconomiesorbonne.cnrs.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne (CES) is a French public economics research laboratory (UMR 8174) jointly operated by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and CNRS. It conducts academic research, hosts a doctoral programme, runs seminars and workshops, and operates AI, experimental economics, and documentation labs for the academic community.

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Academic Economics Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Academic economics research
• Experimental economics laboratory
• Doctoral training programme
• Social sciences AI research
• Open access publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Funded through government research grants, university allocations, and institutional funding from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and CNRS (UMR 8174). Revenue is non-commercial and sustained through public academic funding mechanisms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CES is a public academic research laboratory (UMR 8174) that conducts fundamental and applied research in economics. It hosts specialised laboratories (AI Lab for Human and Social Sciences, LEEP experimental economics lab, CESDoc documentation centre), runs a doctoral training programme with associated Job Market candidates, organises seminars and workshops, and disseminates research findings via open-access publications. All outputs are delivered to the academic community free of charge under public research funding.

Product overview

The Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne (CES) is a university research center (UMR 8174) affiliated with Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, not a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of academic research laboratories and support services, including the AI Lab for Human and Social Sciences (AI research), LEEP (Laboratoire d'Economie Experimentale de Paris - experimental economics), and CESDoc (documentation center). The center also manages a doctoral programme, research groups, seminars, publications, and academic events.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Lab for Human and Social Sciences

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonnecoreOthersCES is an integral part of Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, operating as UMR 8174 within the university's research structure. The university provides institutional affiliation, administrative support, and campus facilities (MSE).
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreOthersCES is jointly operated as UMR 8174 with CNRS, France's national research agency, which provides institutional recognition, funding access, and research infrastructure support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-d-economie-de-la-sorbonne

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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