Elisa Mougin

Elisa Mougin serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, where she actively contributes to academic research and teaching. She maintains dual research affiliations as a research fellow at the Center for Economic Research on Governance, Inequality and Conflict (CERGIC) and as a research affiliate at the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP) of Sciences Po Paris. Her institutional presence extends to organizing academic events such as the Lyon Summer School in Empirical Research Methods.

Mougin's research program centers on the intersection of media systems and political economy, with particular focus on how information flows influence democratic processes and market structures. Her work examines media ownership patterns, political accountability mechanisms, and the economic implications of media regulation. Through empirical analysis of political rhetoric, election coverage, and media market dynamics, she investigates how information environments shape policy outcomes and citizen behavior across different political contexts.

Her recent publications reveal a strong methodological orientation toward empirical economic analysis, with particular emphasis on natural experiments and quasi-experimental designs to study media effects on political behavior. The research spans multiple geographical contexts including Kenya and China, demonstrating comparative perspective in her approach. The recurring theme across her work is the examination of power dynamics in information ecosystems and their implications for democratic governance and market competition.

Mougin earned her PhD in Economics from Sciences Po Paris under the supervision of Professor Julia Cagé, establishing her academic foundation in political economy and media economics. Her digital presence across platforms like Bluesky (@elisamougin) and Twitter (@mg_elisa) demonstrates active engagement with contemporary debates in her fields of expertise. She collaborates with researchers across institutions including Sciences Po Paris and participates in interdisciplinary research initiatives examining the economic dimensions of media systems and political processes.