Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
The Centre d'Études Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (lit. 'Center for International Prospective Research and Data'), generally referred to by its acronym CEPII, is a prominent French institute for research in international economics. It is government-funded and part of the Office of the Prime Minister, within a network coordinated by France Stratégie.[1]
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales | |
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![]() Fontenoy-Ségur government office complex, seat of CEPII since 2017 | |
Formation | 1978 |
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Headquarters | 20, avenue de Ségur |
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Director | Antoine Bouët |
Funding | French government |
Website | http://www.cepii.fr/ |
The CEPII has a core team of around 30 economists. The four main research areas are: factor markets and growth; the international financial and monetary system; EU economy; international trade models.
History

The CEPII was founded in 1978. After several temporary locations, it moved to 9, rue Georges Pitard in late 1980.[2] In 2010 it relocated to 113, rue de Grenelle,[3] then in 2017 to the government office complex known as Ensemble Fontenoy-Ségur at 20, avenue de Ségur in Paris.
The successive Directors of the CEPII have been:[2]
- July 1978 - June 1981: Michel Courcier
- October 1981 - September 1985: Yves Berthelot
- September 1985 - March 1990: Jean-Michel Charpin
- March 1990 - March 1992: Anton Brender
- March 1992 - December 1997: Jean Pisani-Ferry
- December 1997 - March 2000: Jean-Claude Berthélemy
- March 2000 - June 2006: Lionel Fontagné
- July 2006 - December 2012: Agnès Bénassy-Quéré
- December 2012 - August 2022: Sébastien Jean
- Since October 2022: Antoine Bouët[4]
Notes
- "Éclairer, Proposer, Évaluer : Rapport d'activité 2021" (PDF). France Stratégie. p. 36.
- Gérard Moatti (January 2008). "1978-2008: Une brève histoire du CEPII" (PDF). CEPII.
- "Vœux de Vincent Chriqui, Directeur général du Centre d'Analyse Stratégique" (PDF). France Stratégie. 17 January 2011.
- "Antoine Bouët, nouveau directeur du Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales". ActeursPublics.
External links
- Website of CEPII (in English)