Antonin Bergeaud, Andre Loesekrug-Pietri and Jean Tirole

ANTONIN BERGEAUD IS PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT HEC PARIS. ANDRE LOESEKRUG-PIETRI IS CHAIRMAN AND SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF THE JOINT EUROPEAN DISRUPTIVE INITIATIVE. JEAN TIROLE, THE 2014 NOBEL LAUREATE IN ECONOMICS, IS HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS.

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