Welcome to my website!
I am an Associate Professor (Maîtresse de Conférences) in Economics at CY Cergy Paris Université and Thema.
I hold a Ph.D in Economics from Aix-Marseille Université and the Aix-Marseille School of Economics.
Fields: Family economics, matching, networks
Contact: pauline.morault(at)cyu.fr
[CV here]
I co-organize the GenFam Workshop: FORTHCOMING "Gender Norms and the Labor Market" Workshop (Program) - June 9, 2026 at CES, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Work in progres
Jobs and the Declining Marriage Rate in Europe, with Laurine Martinoty
Intergenerational Support and Parental Investment Decisions in Offsprings: Education and Marriage in Indonesia, with Laurine Martinoty and Mathilde Valero
Polygamous Marriages, with Pierre André and Rozenn Hotte
Strategic Marriages within the Elite: a Survey
Working papers
Homogamy in Arranged Marriages, with Olivier Donni and Rozenn Hotte (2025)
Arranged Marriages under Transferable Utilities (2025)
Arranged Marriages, Premarital Investments and the Family Networks (2020)
Publications
forthcoming "Winners and Losers from the Protestant Reformation: An Analysis of the Network of European Universities" Journal of Economic History (with David de la Croix) [article] [appendix] [blog]
"Violence against Rich Ethnic Minorities: a Theory of Instrumental Scapegoating" Economica, 88: 724-754, 2021 (with Yann Bramoullé) [article] [appendix] [blog]