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Jacques Mistral

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Jacques Mistral (born September 22, 1947) is a French economist and professor. He is a member of the Economic Analysis Council (Conseil d'analyse économique) in France, a member of the Economists Circle (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 holds a Ph.D in Economics from the University of Paris I.

Academic career

Work in government

Political positions

In the French presidential election of 2012, Mistral endorsed Socialist Party candidate and eventual winner François Hollande.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mistral
  2. ^ http://www.brookings.edu/experts/mistralj?view=bio
  3. ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2012/04/17/nous-economistes-soutenons-hollande_1686249_3232.html
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