Hervé Crès

Hervé Crès is a Professor of Economics at New York University in Abu Dhabi. He has been previously a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, at HEC, Paris, and at Sciènces Po, Paris; he has also taught at the University of Copenhagen, the University of Geneva, Koç University in Istanbul and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.

His main research interests are in general equilibrium theory, social choice theory, and formal political theory, with a particular emphasis on the study of the role of collective decision mechanisms to fix market failures. Hervé Crès has held various leadership positions, among which Deputy Director of HEC Grande Ecole, and Vice-president and Interim Director at Sciènces Po.

Research Areas:

• General equilibrium theory, Social choice theory, Formal political theory

Academic employment

• 2013-present Professor of Economics, New York University Abu Dhabi
• 2008-2014 Professor of Economics, Sciences Po, Paris
• 2003-2008 Professor of Economics, HEC, Paris
• 2000-2003 Associate Professor (with tenure), HEC, Paris
• 1997-2000 Assistant Professor of Economics, HEC, Paris
• 1994-1997 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Administrative positions

• 2014-2020 Dean of Social Science, New York University Abu Dhabi
• 2012 Interim President, then President-elect of Sciences Po
• 2008-2012 Vice President, Dean of Studies, Sciences Po
• 2006-2008 Deputy Director, HEC Grande Ecole
• 2005-2007 Associate Dean, Director of the Graduate School, HEC

Education

• 1994 Ph.D. in Economics, University of Geneva
  Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Paris I
• 1990 M.A. in Public Affairs, Sciences Po
• 1987 Ecole Normale Supérieure - Ulm (Mathematics)

Other academic positions

• 2013-2014 Visiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
• 2004 (Fall Sem.) Visiting Professor, College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Koç University, Istanbul
• 1997 (Spring Sem.) Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
• 1995 (Spring Sem.) Post-doctoral fellow (European grant), University of Geneva
• 1991-1994 Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Geneva and FNRS

Book

• Democracy, the Market, and the Firm. How the Interplay Between Voting and Trading Fosters
  Economic Efficiency and Political Stability (with Mich Tvede), 2021, Oxford University Press.