Political economy

Dear readers,

Welcome to this new academic year at the Toulouse School of Economics. On behalf of the whole team, we are proud to publish the 28th issue of the TSEconomist we prepared over the summer break.

First of all, I would like to thank last year’s great board. Despite Covid-19, they managed to publish three issues and to organize successful events like the two coffee talks. They kept improving the magazine even though almost everything was done remotely.

We hope to see a return to normal for this year in order to meet all of you in real and enable you to participate to coffee talks and public lectures not only on zoom.

This issue is dedicated to political economy. You will find articles on whether markets cared about human rights in Brazil after the 2018 Bolsorano presidential election, another on Covid-19's revelations about India's political economy and an article on space tourism and its impact on the environment. In the academic section you can read

an interview and a summary of the business talk with Jeffrey Franks. He works at the International Monetary Fund and therefore gave the IMF analysis of the French economy in the context of Covid-19. Of course, there are also very intersting articles in the No economics and French corner sections.

In terms of what happens on campus, this issue includes an internship and apprenticeship report. You will also find a presentation of all the TSE student associations and the TSE careers service. Unfortunately, due to the health restrictions, no gala was organised last year. However, as every year the TSE students voted for their favorite teacher. So, don’t forget to look at the Teaching Awards where we present last year's winning professors and teaching assistants.

A new section, Culture, is introduced in this edition where you can find recommendations for restaurants and bars, and ideas for museums, exhibitions and events to attend in Toulouse.

The TSEconomist board changes every year. I am pleased to introduce you to this year’s new board: Nassab and Hélène the deputy editors, Nathan the head of organization and Abel the head of communication. On behalf of the whole team, we hope you will enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed making it.

Marie Philippe