 It has been directed by Francis Kramarz since 2007.It includes several laboratories in econometrics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics, finance, mathematics, sociology.It is ranked 9th research center in Economics in the world, 2nd in Europe and 1st in France by www.econphd.net
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The general objective of CREST is to play an active role in the international development of research in two main fields