Renaud Coulomb

Professor of Economics, Ecole des Mines Paris — PSL University (CEDP)

Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne (Department of Economics FBE)

Affiliate Professor (Non-resident faculty member), Ecole Polytechnique (Department of Economics)

Contact Information

Renaud.Coulomb@minesparis.psl.eu

Renaud.Coulomb@unimelb.edu.au

CEDP, Ecole des Mines Paris—PSL University

60, Boulevard Saint-Michel

75272 PARIS Cedex 06

ORCID: 0000-0003-3213-8891

My research spans environmental and resource economics and political economy. In environmental economics, I study how climate policy shapes the use of fossil fuels and the valuation of energy assets. In political economy, I investigate the private benefits and potential social costs of firms' political connections. Before joining Mines Paris, I was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne. I received my PhD from the Paris School of Economics.

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What's new?

New Publications & Working Papers

— "The (Market) Value of State Honors", with Stéphane Benveniste and Marc Sangnier, 2026, Accepted at Journal of Law, Economics and Organization Working Paper (V1, 2022) | Working Paper (V2, 2025)

— "The Welfare Economics of Oil Exploration", with France d'Agrain and Fanny Henriet, WP n° 2025-39 AMSE, December 2025. Working Paper | The Conversation FR

New Media and Dissemination

— VoxDev, "Why some types of oil are worse for the climate", with Fanny Henriet and Léo Reitzmann | Article | January 2026

— The Conversation, "Accepter (ou non) de vivre à proximité d’une centrale nucléaire, une question loin d’être réglée" with Yanos Zylberberg. | Article | March 2026

— Le Monde, Venezuela : quel serait le coût environnemental d’une reprise de la production de pétrole ? P. Mouterde, January 2026

— The Conversation, "Pourquoi l’expansion pétrolière, au Venezuela et ailleurs, est un non-sens climatique et économique" with Fanny Henriet and Léo Reitzmann | Article | January 2026

— The Conversation, "Empreinte carbone : tous les barils de pétrole ne se valent pas et cela a son importance pour la transition énergétique", with Fanny Henriet and Léo Reitzmann | Article | June 2025

— The Conversation, "Ce que pourraient gagner des patrons en étant proches d’un président", Article written by Marc Sangnier on joint research dealing with political connections in France | Article | March 2025.

Upcoming talks and appearances

— 8–9 June 2026: I will present my research findings at the Barcelona School of Economics Summer Forum.

Other News

— In 2025, I started an Affiliate Professor position (part-time non-resident faculty member) at the Department of Economics, Ecole Polytechnique to teach Environmental Economics 2 with Emeline Bezin.