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Jacques Mistral (born September 22, 1947) is a French economist and professor. He is a member of the Council of Economic Analysis (Conseil d'analyse économique) in France, a member of the Cercle des économistes, and as of October 2009, a member of the scientific council of the center-left think tank Fondation pour l'innovation politique.^[1]

Early life

Mistral was born in Toulouse, France.^[2] He graduated from the École Polytechnique in Paris in 1967 and earned his Ph.D in Economics from the University of Paris I in 1997.

Career

Mistral has held several professorships: from 1978 to 1992, he was a professor of Economics at Université Paris-Nord; from 1974 to 1992, at ENSAE; from 1984 to 1994, at the École Polytechnique; and from 1982 to 1996, at Sciences Po.^[3]

He also held several posts as an economic advisor. From 1988 to 1992, he was an economic advisor for the then-Prime Minister, Michel Rocard; from 2000 to 2001, he was a special advisor of political economy and international relations for the Minister of Economics, Finances, and Industry, Laurent Fabius. He held several executive positions as a member of the AXA Group, including central director and director of human resources in France. He was also a senior fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 2005-2006.

Currently, Mistral is the head of economic research at the French Institute for International Relations (Institut Français des Relations Internationales), a member of the Council for Economic Analysis (Conseil d’Analyse Économique) for the Prime Minister, and a nonresident senior fellow in Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution.^[4]

His economic interests are international economics, the international monetary system, the eurozone crisis, and the relationship between the USA, China, and the EU.^[5]

Political positions

In the French presidential election of 2012, Mistral endorsed Socialist Party candidate and eventual winner François Hollande.^[6]

References

[1] ttps://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mistral

[2] ttp://www.brookings.edu/experts/mistralj?view=bio

[3] ttps://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mistral#Fonctions_ant.C3.A9rieures

[4] ttp://www.alliance-us.org/en/Page.Culture.Lecture.Mistral.aspx

[5] ttp://www.brookings.edu/experts/mistralj

[6] ttp://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2012/04/17/nous-economistes-soutenons-hollande_1686249_3232.html

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 == Career ==
-Mistral has held several professorships: from 1978 to 1992, he was a professor of Economics at [[Université Paris-Nord]]; from 1974 to 1992, at [[ENSAE]]; from 1984 to 1994, at the [[École Polytechnique]]; and from 1982 to 1996, at [[Sciences Po]].<ref>https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mistral#Fonctions_ant.C3.A9rieures</ref>
+Mistral has held several professorships: from 1978 to 1992, he was a professor of Economics at [[Université Paris-Nord]]; from 1974 to 1992, at [[École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique|ENSAE]]; from 1984 to 1994, at the [[École Polytechnique]]; and from 1982 to 1996, at [[Sciences Po]].<ref>https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mistral#Fonctions_ant.C3.A9rieures</ref>
 He also held several posts as an economic advisor. From 1988 to 1992, he was an economic advisor for the then-Prime Minister, [[Michel Rocard]]; from 2000 to 2001, he was a special advisor of political economy and international relations for the Minister of Economics, Finances, and Industry, [[Laurent Fabius]]. He held several executive positions as a member of the AXA Group, including central director and director of human resources in France. He was also a senior fellow at the [[Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]] from 2005-2006.