Aurélien FICHET DE CLAIRFONTAINE, PhD
ECONOMIST - STATISTICIAN - CONSULTANT
PARIS, FRANCE
Economic research, analysis, modeling,
and public policy evaluation
Trade - RDI - Regional policy
Trilingual (EN/FR/DE)
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I am an independent economist and public policy consultant, supporting public institutions, consulting firms, and research organisations across Europe. My work focuses on the evaluation of public policies, the assessment of economic impacts, and the development of robust econometric models to inform decision-making.
With expertise in trade, innovation, industrial policy, and regional development, I provide evidence-based analysis tailored to complex policy challenges. I also offer teaching and coaching services in applied economics and quantitative methods. Fluent in French, English, and German, I work across borders to deliver rigorous, actionable insights to my clients.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Evaluation of economic, commercial and innovation development policies
Impact assessment
Economic analysis and research
Conduct and promotion of studies
Quantitative Analysis Consulting
TECHNICAL AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Team management and training
Impact assessment and quality control
Advanced econometric and statistical analysis
Theoretical and empirical research
Communication and writing/articles
Trilingual: English, French, German
TOOLS AND SOFTWARE
STATA, R, Python and MATLAB : data analysis, econometrics, API and database management
CASD
MS Office & Visual Basic .Net
LaTeX
PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
The link between road infrastructure quality and interregional trade (2025). Aurélien Fichet de Clairfontaine (Working Paper)
Dynamics of the trade balance: In search of the J-curve with a structural gravity equation. (2018) Harald Badinger, Aurélien Fichet de Clairfontaine. Review of International Economics
Is the wage equation spatial enough? Evidence from a regional bilateral trade dataset. (2017) Aurélien Fichet de Clairfontaine, Christoph Hammer. Review of International Economics. 2017:1–24
Fiscal rules and twin deficits: The link between fiscal and external balances. (2016) Harald Badinger, Aurélien Fichet de Clairfontaine, Wolf H. Reuter. World Economy 40(1):21–35
Summarizing data using Partially Ordered Set Theory: An application to fiscal frameworks in 97 countries. (2015) Julia Bachtrögler, Harald Badinger, Aurélien Fichet de Clairfontaine, Wolf H. Reuter. Statistical Journal of the IAOS 32(3):383–40
Barriers to cross-region research and development collaborations in Europe: Evidence from the fifth European Framework Programme. (2015) Aurélien Fichet de Clairfontaine, Manfred M. Fischer, Rafael Lata, Manfred Paier. Annals of Regional Science 54(2):577–590
Scientific collaboration and European Framework Programmes: A novel way to constructing scientific collaboration networks. (2014) Aurélien Fichet de Clairfontaine. Innovation Economics Vienna 21:1–50
FORMER EVALUATION ENGAGEMENTS AT TECHNOPOLIS GROUP
Evaluation of PDOM schemes and innovation and investment subsidies (Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories, Bpifrance, 2024)
Evaluation in itinere of the FrenchTech Lab Grant (Bpifrance, 2024)
Assessment of 9 years of evaluation of the ADEME PIA (ADEME, SGPI, 2023)
Preparation of the methodological report for the evaluation of the dock dues reduction scheme in the French outermost regions (Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories, 2022)
Econometric analysis of the impact of the tax aid scheme for new overseas productive investment (Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories, 2023)
Evaluation of the PIA innovation competitions (Bpifrance, ADEME, FranceAgrimer, SGPI, 2021-2022)
Econometric assessment of the impact of IRTs and ITEs (ANR, SGPI, 2019)
In itinere evaluation of the impact of the " Support for investment and modernization of industry " scheme - national component of the recovery plan (Bpifrance, DGE, 2021)
Realization of the quantitative impact study for the COST Association (EC, 2020-2021)
Development of a quantitative methodology for studying the impact of the 14 SATTs (ANR, SGPI, 2018-2020, France)
Impact Assessment Study of the SPI (Sustainable Products Initiatives) (EC, DG GROW, 2021)
Evaluation of the impact of Reindustrialization Aid (SGPI, DGE, Bpifrance, 2019)
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Research in economics, specializing in quantitative analyses, data-driven research, and public policy evaluation
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