Montpellier Economic Research

The MONTPELLIER ECONOMICS RESEARCH TEAM

“Montpellier Recherche en Economie” – “Montpellier Research in Economics” (MRE) is a research unit (UR_UM209) at the University of Montpellier, established on January1, 2018. It brings together faculty members from the Faculty of Economics and the University Institute of Technology (IUT) at the University of Montpellier, as well as doctoral students from the University of Montpellier’s Doctoral School of Economics and Management.

Topics

The host team’s research topics align with the societal challenges addressed byI-Site MUSE(“ Feed —Soigner—Protéger” [Health—Care—Protection]). The unit’s research activities are structured around three thematic areas, which are organized around two research questions:

  • Developing regulatory and social standards to ensure a sustainable future
    • The Emergence of Norms, Behaviors, and Equity
    • Standards, administrative authorities, and negotiated procedures
  • Fostering Innovation to Facilitate the Transition to Sustainable Development
    • Innovation Behaviors, Risk Management, and Sustainable Finance
    • Regulatory Institutions, Transitions, and Sustainable Innovation
  • Implement and evaluate responsible public policies
    • Competition Policy, Innovation, and Sustainable Development
    • Health Policies, Social Justice, and Inequality

Scientific Approach

Research conducted at MRE covers many fields of economics: public economics, law and economics, health economics, industrial economics, contract theory, game theory, finance, risk analysis, financial econometrics, panel data econometrics, applied econometrics, public policy evaluation, and more.
This research draws on a variety of approaches and methodologies, both theoretical and empirical.

Involvement

The host team is characterized by its members' strong involvement in both academic and non-academic circles.

Members of the host team also participate in several projects at the Montpellier campus, such as the LabEx “Entreprendre.” Team members co-direct a research program on “The Challenges of Standardization and Contractualization,” in collaboration with faculty members from the University of Montpellier’s Faculty of Law and Political Science: the Laboratoire de droit social (EA 2996) and the Laboratoire de droit privé (EA 707). The I-Site MUSE designation awarded to the University of Montpellier in 2017 is an asset that enables the team to increase its international visibility and its capacity to fund research initiatives addressing the societal challenges at the heart of the project: food security, environmental protection, and human health.

Laboratory Council

As of January 27, 2026, the MRE members serving on the laboratory board are