Paul Dutronc-Postel

Paul Dutronc-Postel

Senior economist at IPP, head of the Environment unit.

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Experience

Head of the Environment programme 2023–
Institut des politiques publiques, Paris
Visiting senior economist 2023–2024
Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, United Kingdom
Senior economist 2019–
Institut des politiques publiques, Paris
Environment, Labour, Household taxation and Firms programmes
Junior economist 2018–2019
Institut des politiques publiques, Paris
Labour programme

Education

Ph.D. in Economics 2019
ENS–PSL, Paris School of Economics
Thesis: “Three Essays in Applied Development Economics”, supervised by M. Gurgand (CNRS, ENS, PSE)
Committee: S. Bertoli (U. Clermont-Auvergne), N. Qian (Northwestern), C. Imbert (Warwick), S. Démurger (CNRS, GATE)
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Diploma of the École normale supérieure 2015
École normale supérieure, Paris
Major: economics; minor: social sciences
M.Sc. in Public Policy and Development 2014
EHESS – Paris School of Economics
B.Sc. in Economics and Econometrics 2012
Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Cohorts, Competition and Construction: Economic Performance, Land Expropriation and Bureaucrat Promotion in China
with M. Zhuang
World Bank Economic Review, accepted
Does feasibility explain the unequal development of working from home?
with T. Breda and V. Pécheu
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, January 2026, 241:107328
Large Means-Tested Pensions with Informal Labor Markets: Evidence from South Africa
with A. Tondini
Economic Development and Cultural Change, April 2023, 71(3)

Publications in French

L’index de l’égalité professionnelle offre-t-il un panorama fidèle des écarts de rémunération entre les femmes et les hommes ?
with T. Breda, M. Leturcq, J. Sultan Parraud and M. Tô
La Revue de l’IRES, 112–113, 2024

Book chapters

[in French] The effects of the ecological car feebate June 2026
with M. Conte, C. Malgouyres, M. Tô and T. Sukhdeo
in Perspectives budgétaires 2026, La documentation française
[in French] How should public finance choices be assessed? June 2025
with L. Bach and O. De Brouwer
in Perspectives budgétaires 2025, La documentation française
[in French] What is the impact of the gender equality index? 2023
with T. Breda, M. Leturcq, J. Sultan Parraud and M. Tô
in Que sait-on du travail ?, coordinated by B. Palier, Presses de Sciences Po

Working papers

Does Subsidizing Green Equipment Make Firms Greener?
with L. Bach, A. Guillouzouic and R. Paya
Submitted
Internal Migration in China and the 2008 Economic Crisis

Work in progress

Means-Tested Subsidies and Market Power: Evidence from a French Heat Pump Program
with E. Fize and A. Mélard
Are Transparency and Sanctions Sufficient to Reduce the Gender Wage Gap?
with T. Breda, M. Leturcq, J. Sultan Parraud and M. Tô
Adapting Retirement Homes to Climate Change
with D. Roy and T. Sukhdeo
Does It Pay to Be Green? The Green Premium for Firms
with E. Fize and A. Mélard
Moving Out or Cashing In: Mobility and Price Effects of the Suppression of Local Taxation
with E. Fize and C. Malgouyres
How Does Carpooling Impact Private Car Usage and Ownership?
with N. Astier, C. Malgouyres and V. Thorne
Misperceptions of Income Inequality and Preferences for Redistribution
with J. Sultan Parraud

Policy publications

[in French] The CO2 emissions of long-term care for the elderly July 2026
with D. Roy and T. Sukhdeo
Note IPP n°128
[in French] Using microsimulation to estimate inequality in real time? An illustration with Taxipp February 2026
with S. Duchesne, B. Garbinti, L. Josseran and F. Reutzel
Rapport IPP n°66
[in French] Collecting the legislative parameters of public policies July 2024
with M. Ben Jelloul and E. Raviart
Rapport de fin de travaux
[in French] Evaluating the France Relance decarbonization subsidies January 2024
with N. Astier, L. Bach, A. Guillouzouic, H. Ollivier and R. Paya
Rapport IPP n°50
[in French] The carbon emissions of the French manufacturing industry, and the carbon targeting of public policies January 2024
with L. Bach, A. Guillouzouic, C. Malgouyres and R. Paya
Note IPP n°102
[in French] An evaluation of the French housing tax reform December 2023
with L. Bach, A. Bozio, E. Fize, A. Guillouzouic and C. Malgouyres
Rapport IPP n°48
[in French] Parental transfers to young adults: impacts and implications for redistributive policy July 2023
with S. Duchesne, B. Fabre, F. Jacquetin, N. Loisel and L. Puschnig
Rapport IPP n°44
[in French] An evaluation of the gender equality index March 2023
with T. Breda, J. Ducoulombier, M. Leturcq, J. Sultan Parraud and M. Tô
Rapport IPP n°42
[in French] An econometric evaluation of the France High-Speed Broadband Plan January 2023
with N. Ghio, A. Guillouzouic and C. Malgouyres
Rapport IPP n°40
[in French] Short-time work during the health crisis and its effects December 2022
with L. Bach, T. Breda, N. Ghio, C. Malgouyres and L. Toulemon
Rapport IPP n°39
Redistributive effects of 2017-2022 social spending and tax reforms for French households March 2022
with B. Fabre, C. Lallemand, N. Loisel and L. Puschnig
IPP Policy Brief n°81
[in French] Real-time housing benefits: an impact evaluation July 2021
with B. Fabre and C. Lallemand
Rapport IPP n°35
Gender pay gaps within companies May 2021
with T. Breda, J. Sultan Parraud and M. Tô
IPP Policy Brief n°68
Gender inequality within Firms: what does the professional equality index measure? March 2020
with T. Breda, J. Sultan Parraud and M. Tô
IPP Policy Brief n°52

Teaching

Fiscalité, finances publiques, économie publique 2024–
PAPDD Master's, École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Méthodes quantitatives et évaluation des politiques publiques 2023
School of Public Affairs, Sciences Po Paris
with Audrey Rain (IPP)
Introduction à l’évaluation des politiques publiques 2019
ENA training programme, Institut des politiques publiques
Measurement of Policy Outcomes 2015–2018
TA, Public Policy and Development Master's, M1, EHESS–Paris School of Economics
Competition and Regulation 2015–2018
TA, Public Policy and Development Master's, M1, EHESS–Paris School of Economics
Microeconomics 2015–2018
TA, Public Policy and Development Master's, M1, EHESS–Paris School of Economics

Supervision

P. Schlowak 2026
M2, Master APE (Paris School of Economics)
co-supervised with C. Malgouyres (CREST)
E. Belin-Bourgogne 2025
M2, Master APE (Paris School of Economics)
co-supervised with H. Ollivier (PSE)
“Impact of EU-ETS Indirect Cost Compensation Measure: Evidence from French Manufacturing Plants”
R. Paya 2021
M2, Master APE (Paris School of Economics)
co-supervised with L. Chancel (WIL, PSE)
“Sustainable Welfare? Socio-Ecological Evaluation of the Energy Voucher in France”
M. Salin 2020
M2, Master EEET (Université Paris-Saclay)
“Is energy efficiency of houses valued on the French sales market? Evidence from a regression discontinuity design and aerial thermography data”

Research grants

Programme PRODICEE — évaluation du dispositif des certificats d’énergie 2026–2029
DGEC (Direction générale énergie climat)
Principal investigator for IPP, within the ADEME-led consortium
IRISEE — Analyse spatiale du ciblage redistributif des dispositifs d’aides à la transition écologique en région Occitanie 2026
ADEME, standing call for projects
Principal investigator
La rénovation énergétique des logements se « voit »-elle sur le marché immobilier ? Étude sur la capitalisation des aides MaPrimeRénov’ 2026
ANAH (Agence nationale de l'habitat)
Principal investigator
Accord cadre SGPI-Ademe pour l’évaluation du dispositif France 2030 2025–2029
SGPI – ADEME
Principal investigator for IPP, within the Planète publique-led consortium
Redistributive Targeting of the Ecological Feebate 2024
American Foundation for PSE
Principal investigator
Évaluation du recours au dispositif MaPrimeRénov’ 2023
Sustainable Development Chair, École polytechnique
Principal investigator
Décarbonation de l’industrie 2022
France Stratégie
Principal investigator
Transitions écologiques, économiques et sociales 2021
ADEME
Principal investigator
Les effets de la crise sanitaire sur le marché du travail 2021
DARES (French Ministry of Labour)
Principal investigator
Telework in France 2021–2025
ANR (French National Research Agency)
Team member — PI: T. Breda
Évaluation micro-économétrique du plan France Très Haut Débit 2021–2022
France Stratégie
Team member — PI: C. Malgouyres

Refereeing

The Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics, World Bank Economic Review, World Development, China Economic Review, Review of Economics of the Household

Skills

Languages
French (native), English (bilingual), German (professional working proficiency), Mandarin (elementary)
Software
R, Python, PostgreSQL, Stata, GIS, LaTeX

Communities

OpenFisca-France