The Conseil d'analyse économique (CAE, ) is an economic advisory body in Paris. It is government-funded and part of the Office of the French Prime Minister. It was established by executive order of under newly elected Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, and reorganized by order of to refocus its membership criteria on academic excellence.
The CAE commissions reports from its members, which are published and serve both as advice to the government and as contributions to the public debate. It is part of a network of research bodies and institutes coordinated by (and funded through) France Stratégie.
Membership
The CAE has 15 members, typically recognized French economists and occasionally some from outside France, who are not remunerated for their membership. The respective heads of the Direction générale du Trésor and of the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques are members ex officio.
The successive executive chairs () of the CAE have been: 1997-2001: Pierre-Alain Muet 2001-2002: Jean Pisani-Ferry 2003-2012: Christian de Boissieu 2012-2018: Agnès Bénassy-Quéré 2018-2022: Philippe Martin 2022-2025: Camille Landais Since 2025: Xavier Jaravel
Other past and present CAE members include Yann Algan, Emmanuelle Auriol, Jean-Marie Chevalier, Mathilde Lemoine, Jean-Hervé Lorenzi, , Jacques Mistral, Thomas Philippon, , Hélène Rey, Stefanie Stantcheva, Jean Tirole, Laurence Tubiana, Natacha Valla, Reinhilde Veugelers, and Guntram Wolff.
See also National Economic Advisory Council (United Kingdom) Council of Economic Advisers (United States) German Council of Economic Experts Economic Advisory Council (Pakistan)
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