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Julia Cage is a Professor of Economics at Sciences Po Paris and a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). She serves as co-director of the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP)’s “Evaluation of Democracy” research group.
She earned her PhD from Harvard University in 2014. Her academic journey includes extensive research in media economics and political economy, with publications in top-tier journals such as the Review of Economic Studies and American Economic Journal.
Her research centers on media pluralism, political participation, and the intersection of money and democracy. She investigates how media structures influence political bias, charitable giving patterns, and electoral dynamics, employing quasi-experimental methods across diverse contexts including France, India, and the UK. Her work bridges theoretical economics with real-world policy challenges in democratic governance.
Recent publications show a concentrated focus on empirical analyses of political inequality, media bias mechanisms, and the economic determinants of democratic health. Her methodology emphasizes novel datasets and cross-national comparisons to uncover systemic patterns in political funding and media market dynamics.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- ERC Starting Grant (2021-2025)
- Special Jury Prize for Best Book on Media (2016)
- Prix Ethique by Anticor
- Prix Pétrarque de l’Essai France Culture-Le Monde
- Prix de l'essai de la Ville de Saint-Maur (2021)
She leads significant research initiatives including an ANR grant (2017-2020) and directs LIEPP’s democracy evaluation group. Her mentorship extends through collaborative projects with international scholars and policy institutions focused on democratic resilience.
She actively shapes research agendas through LIEPP’s interdisciplinary framework, convening economists, political scientists, and policy experts to develop evidence-based solutions for democratic challenges in the digital age.
