C. Figuières & N. Gravel, "Diversity as Expected Pairwise Dissimilarity: an Axiomatic Characterization", AMSE wp 2026-22.
C. Figuières, "The Biological Endowment Curse. Trade, Invasive Species, and the Erosion of Comparative Advantage", AMSE wp 2026-16.
C. Figuières, Y. Bramoullé & M. Preti, "Diversion Research", AMSE wp 2025-18, CEPR 20726.
C. Figuières, F. Adjeroud, H. Rey Valette, T. Blayac & R. de Wit, "Revealing a Moral Dilemma in Equitable Conservation: Evidence from French Coastal Lagoons", mimeo.
C. Figuières, F. Adjeroud, H. Rey Valette, T. Blayac & R. De Wit, "What Makes Biodiversity Conservation Acceptable? The Primacy of Effectiveness Over Environmental Values and Equity Concerns", mimeo.
C. Figuières, M. Sy, H. Rey Valette & R. de Wit, "Four Distinct Motivational Profiles Drives Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Coastal Conservation", mimeo.
C. Figuières, M. Sy, H. Rey Valette & R. de Wit, "Breaking the Expert-Public Divide: Towards a Universal Framework for Ecosystem Services Communication in Global Conservation", mimeo.
C. Figuières, J.-O. Irisson, G. Reygondeau, M. Sy, M.-N. Pi Alperin & J.-M. Salles, "MESI: a multidimensional ecosystem services index", mimeo.
C. Figuières, N. Gallai & J.-M. Salles, "Economic assessment of an insect pollinator decline: a general equilibrium analysis", mimeo.
H. Benchekroun, C. Figuières & M. Tidball (2016), "Implementation of the Lindahl Correspondence via Simple Indirect Mechanisms", AMSE wp 2016-37.
S. Aulong, K. Erdlenbruch, C. Figuières & J.-M. Salles, "La société doit-elle s'en remettre aux experts pour les choix relatifs à la biodiversité ? La parabole de Noé revisitée." (in French)
J.-M. Salles & C. Figuières, "Current issues in ecosystem services valuation (ESV)" (under revision, CAB Reviews).
C. Figuières, J. Rosaz & M. Willinger, "Competitive selection crowds-in non-altruistic trustors", chapter forthcoming in Études sur les choix économiques et les politiques publiques — Mélanges en l'honneur de D. Serra. Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée. Forthcoming (2027).
S. Aulong, C. Figuières & R. Lifran, "Negotiating biodiversity", chapter forthcoming in Études sur les choix économiques et les politiques publiques — Mélanges en l'honneur de D. Serra. Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée. Forthcoming (2027).
C. Figuières & E. Midler, "Deforestation as an externality problem to be solved efficiently and fairly", chapter forthcoming in Études sur les choix économiques et les politiques publiques — Mélanges en l'honneur de D. Serra. Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée. Forthcoming (2027).
C. Figuières & M. Willinger, "Regulating ambient pollution when social costs are unknown", chapter forthcoming in Études sur les choix économiques et les politiques publiques — Mélanges en l'honneur de D. Serra. Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée. Forthcoming (2027).
Ferraro, K. M., Corradini, A., Hawkinson, V., Chanel, O., Figuières, C., Bramoullé, Y., Vanderlocht, C., Ossi, F., Righetti, D., Schmitz, O. J., & Cagnacci, F. (2026). Elements on the move: How ungulate migration expands Alpine biogeochemical footprints. Journal of Animal Ecology, 00, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70340
M. Sy, C. Figuières, H. Rey-Valette, R.B. Howarth & R. De Wit (2024), "Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Social Choice: the Impact of Deliberation in the Context of two Different Aggregation Rules", Social Choice & Welfare, 63(3), 619-640.
P. Courtois, C. Figuières, C. Martinez, G. Thébaud & A. Thomas (2023), "L'économie des invasions biologiques : vers une hiérarchisation des stratégies de gestion", in Crises sanitaires en agriculture. Les espèces invasives sous surveillance, Éditions QUAE (coord. C. Lannou, J.-Y. Rasplus, S. Soubeyrand, M. Gautier, J.-P. Rossi). (in French)
M. Sy, H. Rey-Valette, C. Figuières, M. Simier & R. De Wit (2021), "The Impact of Academic Information Supply and Familiarity on Preferences for Ecosystem Services", Ecological Economics, 183.
A. Beretti, C. Figuières & G. Grolleau (2019), "How to turn crowding-out into crowding-in? An innovative instrument and some law-related examples", European Journal of Law and Economics, 48, 417-438.
P. Courtois, C. Figuières & C. Mulier (2019), "A tale of two diversities", Ecological Economics, 159, 133-147.
M. Sy, H. Rey-Valette, M. Simier, V. Pasqualini, C. Figuières & R. De Wit (2018), "Identifying Consensus on Coastal Lagoons Ecosystem Services and Conservation Priorities for an Effective Decision Making: A Q Approach", Ecological Economics, 154, 1-13.
P. Courtois, J. Weill, C. Figuières & C. Mulier (2018), "A cost-benefit approach for prioritizing invasive species", Ecological Economics, 146, 607-620.
C. Figuières, N. Van Long & M. Tidball (2017), "The MBR intertemporal social choice criterion and Rawls' just savings principle", Mathematical Social Sciences, 85, 11-22.
C. Richert, K. Erdlenbruch & C. Figuières (2016), "The determinants of household's flood mitigation decisions in France — evidence of feedback effects from past investments", Ecological Economics, 131, 342-352.
C. Figuières & E. Midler (2016), "Deforestation and REDD+: taking stock of the latest institutional possibilities", in Natural Resources and Environmental Policy in the Era of Global Change, Vol. 1: Game Theory (A. Dinar, A. Espinola-Arredondo & F. Munoz-Garcia, eds.).
A. Rouaix, C. Figuières & M. Willinger (2015), "The Trade-off Between Welfare and Equality in a Public Good Experiment", Social Choice and Welfare, 45, 601-623.
E. Midler, C. Figuières & M. Willinger (2015), "Choice overload, Coordination and Inequality: Three Hurdles to the Effectiveness of the Compensation Mechanism?", Social Choice and Welfare, 45, 513-535.
P. Courtois, C. Figuières & C. Mulier (2014), "Conservation priorities when species interact: the Noah's ark metaphor revisited", PLoS ONE, 9(9).
C. Figuières & J.-M. Salles (2014), "Non-comparabilité et incommensurabilité. Réflexions sur l'évaluation de la nature", in Les interactions hommes-milieux. Questions et pratiques de la recherche en environnement (R. Chenorkian & S. Robert, eds.), Éditions Quæ. (in French)
A. Beretti, C. Figuières & G. Grolleau (2013), "Behavioural Innovations: The Missing Capital in Sustainable Development?", Ecological Economics, 89, 187-195.
A. Beretti, C. Figuières & G. Grolleau (2013), "Using Money to Motivate Both 'Saints' and 'Sinners': A Field Experiment on Motivational Crowding-Out", Kyklos, 66(1), 63-77.
C. Figuières, F. Prieur & M. Tidball (2013), "Public infrastructure, strategic interactions and endogenous growth", Canadian Journal of Economics, 46(2).
C. Figuières, D. Masclet & M. Willinger (2013), "Weak moral motivation leads to the decline of voluntary contributions", Journal of Public Economic Theory, 15(5), 745-772.
C. Figuières, S. Leplay, E. Midler & S. Thoyer (2012), "The REDD mechanism to curb deforestation: a well-defined system of incentives?", Strategic Behavior and the Environment, 2(3), 239-257.
D. Claude, C. Figuières & M. Tidball (2012), "Regulation of investments in infrastructure: the interplay between strategic behaviors and initial endowments", Journal of Public Economic Theory, 14(1), 35-66.
C. Figuières & M. Tidball (2012), "Sustainable exploitation of a natural resource: a satisfying use of Chichilnisky's criterion", Economic Theory, 49, 243-265.
C. Figuières, D. Masclet & M. Willinger (2012), "Vanishing leadership and declining reciprocity in a sequential contribution experiment", Economic Inquiry, 50(3), 567-584.
C. Figuières & M. Tidball (2011), "Managing natural resources without forgetting future generations: Two alternatives to discounting" / "Exploiter les ressources naturelles sans oublier les générations futures", INRA Sciences Sociales, 2-3.
S. Aulong, C. Figuières & S. Thoyer (2011), "Agriculture production versus biodiversity protection: The impact of North-South unconditional transfers", Ecological Economics, 70(8), 1499-1507.
C. Figuières & F. Rychen (2011), "Heterogeneity in a Class of Two-Player Games", Economics Bulletin, 31(1), 426-435.
C. Figuières, H. Guyomard & G. Rotillon (2010), "Sustainable development: between moral injunctions and natural constraints", Sustainability, 2(11), 3608-3622.
C. Figuières (2009), "Markov interactions in a class of dynamic games", Theory and Decision, 66(1), 39-68.
C. Figuières, R. Lifran, J.-M. Salles & S. Thoyer (2008), "Economic analyses of biodiversity: Assessment of stakes and modelling of policies" / "Analyses économiques de la biodiversité", INRA Sciences Sociales, 4-5.
S. Aulong, K. Erdlenbruch & C. Figuières (2008), "Criteria for assessment of biodiversity: properties and difficulties of use" / "Les critères d'évaluation de la biodiversité", INRA Sciences Sociales, 4-5.
C. Figuières (2008), "Banque centrale européenne, interactions stratégiques internationales et stabilisation de la dette", Louvain Economic Review, 2, 167-190. (in French)
J. Bracht, C. Figuières & M. Ratto (2008), "Relative performance of two simple incentive mechanisms in a public good experiment", Journal of Public Economics, 92, 54-90.
J. Drèze, C. Figuières & J. Hindriks (2007), "Can federal grants mitigate social competition?", CESifo Economic Studies, 53(4).
C. Figuières, H. Guyomard & G. Rotillon (2007), "A brief and orthodox economic analysis of the concept of sustainable development", Économie rurale, 300, 7-12. (in French)
C. Figuières, H. Guyomard & G. Rotillon (2006), "Le développement durable : que peut nous apprendre l'analyse économique ?", in L'INRA : 60 ans et des perspectives renouvelées, séance exceptionnelle de l'Académie d'Agriculture de France, 11/10/2006. (in French)
S. Aulong, K. Erdlenbruch & C. Figuières (2005), "A survey of criteria for the measurement of biological diversity", Économie Publique, 16-1, 3-46.
C. Figuières, J. Hindriks & G. Myles (2004), "Revenue sharing versus transfer sharing in a federal system", International Tax and Public Finance, 11, 155-174.
C. Figuières, A. Jean-Marie & M. Tidball (2004), "On the effects of conjectures in a symmetric strategic setting", Research in Economics, 58(1), 75-102.
C. Figuières (2004), book review of Social Exclusion and European Policy (D.G. Mayes et al., eds.), The Economic Journal, Book Notes section.
C. Figuières (2004), book review of Social Indicators: the EU and Social Inclusion (T. Atkinson et al.), The Economic Journal, Book Notes section.
C. Figuières & M. Verdonck (2003), "On the Core of an economy with multilateral and multidimensional environmental externalities", Economics Bulletin, 3(3), 1-10.
C. Figuières & J. Hindriks (2002), "Matching grants and Ricardian equivalence", Journal of Urban Economics, 52, 177-191.
C. Figuières, P. Gardères & F. Rychen (2002), "Public infrastructure and decentralized development policies", L'Actualité Économique, 78(4), 539-570. (in French)
C. Figuières (2002), "Complementarity, Substitutability and the Strategic Accumulation of Capital", International Game Theory Review, 4(4), 371-390.
C. Figuières, P. Gardères, P. Michel & F. Rychen (1999), "The dynamics of the strategic capital accumulation", Annals of Operation Research, 88, 291-307.
C. Figuières & J.-M. Salles, The Economics of biodiversity and ecosystem services, under preparation.
C. Figuières, A. Jean-Marie, N. Querou & M. Tidball (2004), Theory of Conjectural Variations, World Scientific Publishing Co, Mathematical Economics and Game Theory series.
(Ed.) Dialogues économiques, Vol. 6 (2025).
(Ed.) Dialogues économiques, Vol. 5 (2024).
(Ed.) Dialogues économiques, Vol. 4 (2023).
(Ed.) Dialogues économiques, Vol. 3 (2022).
(Ed.) Dialogues économiques, Vol. 2 (2021).
(Ed.) Dialogues économiques, Vol. 1 (2019-2020).
Charles Figuières, "L'environnement et l'économie au service du bien-être de l'humanité" — interview pour Les Shifters, February 2025, with accompanying podcast.
C. Figuières & H. Frouard, "How can we assess the impact of deliberation on people's votes?" / French version, Dialogues économiques, May 2024. Republished by CNRS Le Journal.
C. Figuières, A. Lopez & H. Rey-Valette, "Knowledge: another way to protect nature" / French version, Dialogues économiques, December 2022. Republished by CNRS Le Journal.
A. Basiuk & C. Figuières, "From Protecting Nature to Protecting Biodiversity: A History of Debate" / French version, Dialogues économiques, January 2022. Republished by CNRS Le Journal.
A. Basiuk & C. Figuières, "Motivating Virtuous Acts through Choice" / French version, Dialogues économiques, March 2021. Republished by CNRS Le Journal.
A. Basiuk, C. Lapique & C. Figuières, "Invasive species: join the fight against them!" / French version, Dialogues économiques, November 2020. Republished by CNRS Le Journal.
B. Kiernan, C. Lapique & C. Figuières, "Of rice and folly in Cambodia: from Angkor to Democratic Kampuchea", Dialogues économiques, July 2019 / French version, The Conversation, July 2019. Republished by CNRS Le Journal.
S. Bourgeois-Gironde, C. Figuières & Y. Doazan, "Le prix de la biodiversité et le coût de la répugnance morale", tribune, Les Echos, January 2011. (in French)
C. Figuières, "Pourquoi donner un prix à la biodiversité ?", tribune, Marseille l'Hebdo, November 2010. (in French)
"Evaluer la biodiversité : éclairer le choix des critères et indicateurs pour les politiques publiques" / English version, INRA press release, October 2008.
"Agriculture et biodiversité : les outils méthodologiques s'affinent", Agrapress hebdo, n°3175, November 2008. (in French)
C. Figuières & Y. Doazan, "Sustainable development and equity among generations", IDEP op-ed, November 2007. (in French)
You will find here three papers that correspond to topics in Macroeconomics and tax competition on which I am not working any longer, but that could be of interest for some.
Jorge Duran, Charles Figuières & Alexandra Rillaers, 2004, "Fiscal competition and public education in regions", IVIE WP 2004-43.
Céline Barre, Charles Figuières & Philippe Michel, 2000, "Quelle banque centrale faut-il mettre en place lorsque la politique monétaire a des effets réels ? Une remise en cause de l'objectif unique d'inflation", DEFI Working paper.
Céline Barre & Charles Figuières, 2000, "Insider power, employment subsidies and independent monetary policies: a dynamic study", GREQAM WP 00A29.