Jean Pisani-Ferry
Jean Pisani-Ferry is a Senior Fellow at Bruegel. He specialises in the economic impact of climate action, European economic policy issues and international collective action.
His research covers macroeconomic policy (including the economic implications of climate action and post-COVID recovery), global economic governance and multilateralism (examining how multilateral institutions confront global asymmetries), European integration, monetary-fiscal union, the euro area’s reform path and national policy analyses, especially French economic strategy and public-investment agendas.
He speaks English and French.
He is also a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute (Washington DC) and a Professor of Economics at Sciences Po (Paris). He is non-executive chair of I4CE, the French institute for climate economics, and was Commissioner-General of France Stratégie from 2013 to 2016. In 2017, he contributed to Emmanuel Macron’s presidential bid as the Director of programme and ideas of his campaign. From 2005–2013, he was the Founding Director of Bruegel. Beforehand, he was Executive President of the French PM’s Council of Economic Analysis (2001-2002), Senior Economic Adviser to the French Minister of Finance (1997-2000) and Director of CEPII, the French institute for international economics (1992-1997).
Disclosure of interests
Featured work
Escaping the French Budget Maze
Is AI fuelling new growth or a bubble?
The budgetary discussion would be clearer if Parliament started by setting medium-term targets
The Case for a European-Chinese Green Pact
Contrary to what the populist far right claims, people are convinced of the reality of climate change
Sudden stops in the euro area
This Policy Brief is a reissue of a Policy Brief published by Bruegel in March 2012
How to Fight Climate Change Without America
Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration
A four-pillar strategy could align key climate and economic goals into global trade
Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration
Maintaining Progress in a Post-American World
Europe’s challenge and opportunity: building coalitions of the willing
The European Union should take the lead in convening alliances of countries to counteract threats to the global order
The price of a liveable future: Financing climate action
How the global economy must adapt to the costs of climate change
EU must propel global climate momentum to fill the gap left by Trump
Updated assessment: Memos to the commissioners responsible for EU foreign, enlargement, and partnerships policies
20 years of improving economic policy: story of Bruegel, story of Europe
Bruegel’s founders recount the think tank’s creation and its journey to becoming a key player in Europe’s economic policy landscape
Political contagion in Europe: can the European Union survive Trumpism?
Trumpism could fatally undermine European integration if governments do not stand firm and defend the EU’s law-based system
An investment strategy to keep the European Green Deal on track
In this Policy Brief, we assess the investment needed to achieve the 2030 climate goal and climate neutrality by 2050
The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal
The European Union must implement a new Clean Industrial Deal that promotes decarbonization alongside sustainable growth and industrial development
Barnier’s balancing act: a skilful but precarious budget plan
The French government’s proposal to make the deficit manageable carefully balances different objectives but leaves tough choices for the future
What Will It Take to Awaken Europe?
All work
External publication
01 July 2025
Opinion piece
17 January 2026
Opinion piece
20 January 2026
Opinion piece
29 November 2025
Opinion piece
07 November 2025
Opinion piece
25 October 2025
Policy Brief
12 August 2025
Sudden stops in the euro area
This Policy Brief is a reissue of a Policy Brief published by Bruegel in March 2012
Opinion piece
22 July 2025
Policy Brief
01 July 2025
Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration
A four-pillar strategy could align key climate and economic goals into global trade
Opinion piece
06 March 2025