Christian Gollier

Christian Gollier is currently Director of the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) at the University of Toulouse, where he has been a Professor of economics since 1992. He holds an ERC Advanced Grant for "Evaluation and management of collective long-term risks" and is recognized as one of the world's leading specialists in climate change economics.

His research spans multiple domains with primary focus on:

• Decision Theory under Uncertainty (precautionary principle, dynamic choice, behavioral economics)
• Finance Theory (portfolio choice, asset pricing)
• Environmental Economics (long term discounting, sustainable development)
• Insurance Economics and Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Corporate social responsibility with emphasis on long-term sustainable effects

Gollier has published approximately 100 articles in top-tier economic journals (Google Scholar h-index: 41) and authored 7 books including "The Economics of Risk and Time" (MIT Press, winner of the 2001 Paul A. Samuelson Award) and "Pricing the Planet's Future" (Princeton UP, 2012). His scholarly output demonstrates consistent progression from theoretical risk analysis toward increasingly policy-relevant climate economics research.

Among his numerous distinctions:

• Fellow of the Econometric Society (2012)
• Erik Kempe Award (2011)
• Senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (2009)
• ERC Advanced Grant recipient (2008)
• Paul A. Samuelson Award (2001)
• Lead Author for IPCC Reports (2007 and 2013)

Gollier has served as Associate Editor for major journals including the Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, and Management Science. He maintains significant industry connections as board member of La Mondiale (top-ten French life insurer) and chairman of the Observatory of European Saving Advisory Council. His influential work on discount rates for public policy evaluation has shaped economic approaches to climate change mitigation worldwide.