Clément Coste

Clément Coste is a Lecturer in Economics at Sciences Po Lyon, affiliated with the Triangle Laboratory (UMR 5206). His research focuses on the history of economic thought, particularly 19th-century French socialist theories, public debt, taxation, and the interplay between economic and political systems. He holds a PhD from Lyon III University (2016) and has taught economics across multiple institutions including Sciences Po Lyon and Jean Monnet University.

• PhD: 'Tax or Credit: Fiscal Reforms and Revolutions in 19th-Century French Socialist Political Economies' (2016)
• Teaching: Courses on economic history, political economy, and social economy at undergraduate and graduate levels

Research interests include Saint-Simonianism, Constantin Pecqueur's contributions, and the socio-political dimensions of public finance. He has co-edited volumes on Pecqueur's work and published extensively on debt debates, financial controversies, and socialist political economy.