The “International Macroeconomics and Finance” research program aims to deepen the understanding of international macroeconomic and macro-financial dynamics. The work focuses in particular on current account imbalances, exchange rate fluctuations, the transmission mechanisms of economic, financial, and commodity-related shocks, the macro-financial vulnerabilities of emerging economies, as well as the evolution of the international monetary system.
An increasing share of the research projects also addresses the macroeconomic consequences of the ecological transition, analyzing both its redistributive effects on labor markets and the key role of strategic metals. Microeconomic data are also used to provide a more detailed analysis of the mechanisms at play, particularly to study how international shocks are transmitted to labor markets.
The research program seeks both to meet the highest academic standards and to develop useful tools for researchers and for economic policy analysis. This includes, in particular, the development of various databases made available to the academic community and to the general public. The research conducted within the program combines modeling techniques with extensive data work, using a variety of sources (macroeconomic and historical data, sectoral data, and firm-level data).

Academic research on migration at CEPII focuses on the consequences of immigration on advanced economies. It can be divided into five main categories: (i) factors affecting migration flows (ii) links between migration and international flows of goods, services and capital (iii) the impact of migration on the productivity and competitiveness of firms in host countries (iv) the impact of migration on the labor market and public finances of host countries, and (v) the political economy of migration.

By clicking on this link you will find a detailed presentation of the work carried out in this field between 2016 and 2021.

The objective of this program is to shed light on the determinants and consequences of international trade in goods and services. Issues covered include international trade specializations, income and distributional consequences of international trade, country- and sector-level dynamics, multinational firms, foreign investment and firms' competitiveness and international strategies. Several databases are developed by CEPII to provide detailed and organised information on these issues, which are publicly available: CHELEM, BACI, TUV (Trade Unit Values), World Trade Flows Characterization, TradeHist. In addition CEPII's Country Profiles provide a unique source of organised, ready-to-use illustrations about 80 country's insertion in the world economy.

This program focuses on trade policy and its repercussion. It covers different matters, from multilateral openness to regional integration, from tariff barriers to non-tariff measures, to trade in services. These topics are processed in relation to long-term environmental issues. The studies carried out are based on applied models developed at CEPII (like MIRAGE) and on econometric studies. They use original databases such as MAcMap or EconMap.