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Vincent Pons (born 30 November 1983) is a French economist who is the Michael B. Kim Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Pons research focuses on questions in political economy and development. [1] [2]

Vincent Pons
Born30 November 1983
Le Chesnay, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materEcole Normale Supérieure, Sorbonne University, Paris School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forResearch on Democracy
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical economy, Development economics
Doctoral advisorEsther Duflo , Benjamin Olken

Early life and education

Born in 1983, Pons spent most of his schooling and higher education in France. After completing his secondary education in Alsace, he was admitted at École normale supérieure (Paris) in 2003.  [3]

He obtained his Master's degree in Political philosophy from Sorbonne University in 2005, his Masters in International Economics from Sciences Poin 2006 and his Master of Economics from ENSAE Paris and Paris School of Economics in 2006. [1]

Pons moved to Boston to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy in 2008  and received his Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014 under the direction of Esther Duflo and Benjamin Olken. [4][5][6][7]

Career

In 2007, Pons worked as a research assistant in Tangier, Morocco, for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.

Pons became interested in voter mobilization during Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign. [8]

In 2012, he was invited to serve in 2012 François Hollande presidential campaign for President of France. As national director of Hollande’s field operation, he designed, implemented, and managed the largest campaigning effort in Europe’s political history. [9] This campaign, coordinated with Guillaume Liegey and Arthur Muller, is described in their book Porte à porte: Reconquérir la démocratie sur le terrain. [10]

Since 2015, Pons has been employed at Harvard Business School. He served as an Assistant professor between 2015 and 2020 and has been an Associate professor since 2020. He is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research, Center for Economic and Policy Research and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. [11] [12] [13]

Research

Pons' research concerns political economy – in particular the foundations of democracy: how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved. [14] [15] He focuses on four steps in the electoral cycle: 1) the factors affecting voter participation,  2) those shaping preferences, 3) the representativeness of results, and 4) the effects of election outcomes on policies and on countries’ economic performance.

In “Will a Five-Minute Discussion Change Your Mind?” Pons has evaluated 2012 François Hollande presidential campaign, showing that the door-to-door visits significantly contributed to Hollande’s victory. [16] In subsequent work, Pons has assessed the overall effects of all campaign information  and of all contextual factors on voters’ behavior. [17]

Pons has examined the effects of Voter identification laws in the United States and voter registration barriers on electoral participation and on voter fraud. [18] [19][20] [21][22][23][24]

He has shown that many voters value voting expressively over voting strategically for the front-runner they dislike the least to ensure her victory. [25]

Together with Laurent Boutonnat, Julia Cagé and Edgard Dewitte, Pons has studied the rise of small campaign contributions in the U.S. [26]

Entrepreneurship

Pons is a partner of the company Liegey Muller Pons, later renamed eXplain,  which he cofounded in 2013 with Guillaume Liegey and Arthur Muller. [27]

After 2013, eXplain worked on 1,500 electoral campaigns, including the presidential campaign of Emmanuel Macron during the 2017 French presidential election. [28] [29] [30] [31]

Since 2018, eXplain provides AI tools to companies in contact with local governments. [32]

In 2023, eXplain raised six million euros. [33] [34]

In media

Pons has made numerous appearances in the media. He has written articles for Harvard Business Review and for French newspapers including Le Monde and Les Echos (France). He has been a columnist for L'Express and Les Echos (France). [35] [36] [37]

Awards and recognition

Selected bibliography

  1. How do Campaigns Shape Vote Choice? Multicountry Evidence from 62 Elections and 56 TV Debates” (with Caroline Le Pennec), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 138(2), pp. 703-767, May 2023 [49]
  2. Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations Within the U.S.”(with Enrico Cantoni), American Economic Review, 112(4), pp. 1226-1272, April 2022 [50]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vincent Pons | CV". My Site. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ^ "Vincent Pons - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. ^ Rotman, Charlotte. "Europe ? Yes, we can". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  4. ^ Pons, Vincent (2014). The determinants of political behavior : evidence from three randomized field experiments (Thesis thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/90130.
  5. ^ Pons, Vincent (2014). The determinants of political behavior : evidence from three randomized field experiments (Thesis thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/90130.
  6. ^ Pons, Vincent (2014). The determinants of political behavior : evidence from three randomized field experiments (Thesis thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/90130.
  7. ^ Rotman, Charlotte. "Europe ? Yes, we can". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  8. ^ "Vincent Pons, PhD '14". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  9. ^ Erlanger, Steven (2012-04-21). "In France, Using Lessons From Obama Campaign". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  10. ^ "Porte à porte (Grand format - Broché 2013), de Guillaume Liégey, Arthur Muller, Vincent Pons | Calmann-Lévy". www.calmann-levy.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  11. ^ "Vincent Pons". NBER. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  12. ^ "Vincent Pons". CEPR. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  13. ^ "Vincent Pons". The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  14. ^ "Vincent Pons : « Il est impossible de comprendre les mutations de l'économie sans s'interroger sur les chocs politiques dans la société »". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  15. ^ "Personal Statement". My Site. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  16. ^ "Vincent Pons, PhD '14". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  17. ^ Cantoni, Enrico; Pons, Vincent (April 2022). "Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations within the United States". American Economic Review. 112 (4): 1226–1272. doi:10.1257/aer.20201660. hdl:11585/846109. ISSN 0002-8282. S2CID 247919195.
  18. ^ academic.oup.com https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/136/4/2615/6281042. Retrieved 2024-01-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ "The Importance of Protecting Voting Rights for Voter Turnout and Economic Well-Being | CEA". The White House. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  20. ^ "Do voter ID laws reduce turnout among black Americans?". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  21. ^ Douthat, Ross (2019-02-12). "Opinion | The Myths of Voter ID". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  22. ^ "Joe Biden's voting rights push is futile". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  23. ^ Lopez, German (2019-02-21). "A new study finds voter ID laws don't reduce voter fraud — or voter turnout". Vox. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  24. ^ Braconnier, Céline; Dormagen, Jean-Yves; Pons, Vincent (August 2017). "Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France". American Political Science Review. 111 (3): 584–604. doi:10.1017/S000305541700003X. ISSN 0003-0554. S2CID 9712520.
  25. ^ "Expressive voting and its cost: Evidence from runoffs with two or three candidates - The Econometric Society". www.econometricsociety.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  26. ^ "More Americans are giving to political campaigns". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  27. ^ "Explain - Transformer la donnée publique en opportunités business". www.explain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  28. ^ "How Obama Won The French Election". HuffPost. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  29. ^ Halliburton, Rachel. "How big data helped secure Emmanuel Macron's astounding victory". www.prospectmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  30. ^ "Trois hommes + un logiciel = l'Elysée ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  31. ^ "Les stratèges de la grande marche d'Emmanuel Macron". L'Express (in French). 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  32. ^ Lechevallier, Anne-Sophie. "IA et politique : en France, les start-up indiquent le marché à suivre". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  33. ^ FRENCHWEB.FR, LA REDACTION DE (2023-04-17). "[Série A] eXplain lève 6 millions d'euros auprès d'ARJO (Didier le Menestrel) et Holnest (Jean-Michel Aulas)". FRENCHWEB.FR (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  34. ^ "Explain, l'IA qui aide les entreprises à faire des affaires avec les acteurs publics". Les Echos (in French). 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  35. ^ "4 Ways Businesses Can Help Uphold Democracy". Harvard Business Review. 2022-11-04. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  36. ^ "Midterms aux Etats-Unis : les trois conséquences à prévoir pour les prochains mois". L'Express (in French). 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  37. ^ "Dépolariser la France". Les Echos (in French). 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  38. ^ "The Susan and Paul M. Sniderman Best Experimental Paper in Europe Award". University of Bergen. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  39. ^ "Prix du Meilleur Jeune Économiste 2021". Le Cercle des économistes (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  40. ^ "Vincent Pons : « Il est impossible de comprendre les mutations de l'économie sans s'interroger sur les chocs politiques dans la société »". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  41. ^ "American Economic Journal: Applied Economics". AEA Papers and Proceedings. 112: 702–708. 2022-05-01. doi:10.1257/pandp.112.702. ISSN 2574-0768.
  42. ^ "JEEA Excellence in Refereeing Award 2021 | EEA". www.eeassoc.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  43. ^ "American Economic Review: Insights". AEA Papers and Proceedings. 112: 687–694. 2022-05-01. doi:10.1257/pandp.112.687. ISSN 2574-0768.
  44. ^ Bleizeffer, Kristy (2022-05-13). "2022 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Vincent Pons, Harvard Business School". Poets&Quants. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  45. ^ "Prix du Meilleur Jeune Économiste 2023". Le Cercle des économistes (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  46. ^ "Le palmarès du Prix du meilleur jeune économiste". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  47. ^ "Julia Cagé and Vincent Pons recipients of the 2023 Best Young French Economist Award". CEPR. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  48. ^ "Julia Cagé Awarded the "Meilleure jeune économiste" Prize | Sciences Po Research". www.sciencespo.fr. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  49. ^ "How Do Campaigns Shape Vote Choice? Multi-Country Evidence from 62 Elections and 56 TV Debates - Article - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  50. ^ "Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations within the U.S. - Article - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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