Paris-Saclay Applied Economics

Joint Research Unit of INRAE and AgroParisTech, part of Université Paris Saclay

About us

About us

Welcome to Paris-Saclay Applied Economics, PSAE.

Paris-Saclay Applied Economics (PSAE) is an INRAE and AgroParisTech joint research unit located on the AgroParisTech campus in Saclay.

It brings together around sixty permanent members, researchers and teacher-researchers from these two institutions, as well as engineers, technicians, and administrative staff.

Since January 1, 2026, the unit has been headed by Vincent Martinet and his deputies, Christine Boizot and Raja Chakir.

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Upcoming events

22 avril 2026
CREST et PSAE

CREST-PSAE Workshop on Food Labels and Score-conomics

Palaiseau
CREST-PSAE Workshop on Food Labels and Score-conomics April 22-23, 2026, Palaiseau   Program   The registration is mandatory by sending an email to Elodie Rigoux, elodie.rigoux@inrae.fr, before March 30 and by precising your affiliation and your presence (or absence) to the Wednesday lunch and/or the Thursday lunch.
15 Juin2026 Conferences & Workshops
“Paris-Saclay on Trade and Environment”

News

Thesis 6 February 2026
Land use and the economics of climate diplomacy
Hosting 19 January 2026
Pierre Mérel
Thesis 17 November 2025
Regulating nitrogen pollution in agriculture : modeling policy effects and farmers’ preferences

Publications

Meunier, G.; Besnier, V.
Subsidies and rebound effect with incomplete carbon pricing: An application to biogas and livestock
Energy Economics, (2026), vol. 153, art. 109070. 13 p. Cotterlaz P.; Gouel C.
Outsourcing decarbonization? How trade shaped France’s carbon footprint (2000–14)
Ecological Economics (2026), vol. 240, 108814. Fellah-Dehiri, N.; Benabed , I.
Hôpital sans tabac : perceptions des soignants fumeurs et leviers comportementaux pour accompagner le changement
Le Guide de l'Economie Comportementale. - Paris : Ipsos, 2026. Guinet, N.; Boizot-Szantai, C.
Plan de Gestion de Données de l’infrastructure Odalim
Palaiseau : Odalim/PSAE, 2026. 20 p. Bayramoglu, B.; Gozlan, E.; Nedoncelle, C?, Tarabbia, T.
Trade agreements and sustainable fisheries
World Development, (2026), vol. 200. art. 107236. Durand, M.; White, T.; Bromwich, T.; zu Ermgassen, S.; Martinet, V.
Challenges and pathways for matching corporate value‐chain biodiversity losses and gains
Conservation Biology, (2026), 10 p.

Projects

Agricultural and agrifood industries
ANR DFG PARETO (Producer And RETailer markets Organization)
Project advanced to 47%

Claire Chambolle (PSAE), Hugo Molina (PSAE), Joel Stiebale (DICE) and Biliana Yontcheva (Hamburg University).
Evaluation of public policiesSustainable production systems
ANR CLIM-FAS : CLImate change Mitigation potential of the French Agricultural Sector
Project advanced to 26%

CLIM-FAS aims to improve knowledge on the agricultural sector’s contribution to and potential for climate change mitigation, and to generate scientific evidence on the economic and legal effectiveness of a range of public actions to encourage and accelerate the implementation of mitigation solutions. Estimate net GHG emissions (sources and sinks) from French agriculture under current […]
Sustainable production systems
FAST – Facilitate public action to exit from pesticides
Project advanced to 87%

The FAST project aims at providing evidence of the effectiveness of a variety of public actions for triggering a large-scale transition to pesticide-free agriculture, and at assessing the socio-economic consequences of such a radical change. The general objective of our project is to propose concrete solutions (political and organizational), directly usable by the public decision-makers […]