Contractual activities


CERAS is involved in contractual partnership and research with french or european institutions, with a more applied focus. Recent projects (past or ongoing) are :

Contract with the Foundation of Banque de France, 1998-2000
Resp : P.Martin
Amount : 83 kF
« The euro and the dollar : size effects »

Partnership CERAS – IDEI with Réseau Ferré de France (RFF, french railways infrastructure owner) and the Surface Transportation Department (Ministry of Equipement and Transportation, PREDIT), 1998-2000
Resp : B.Caillaud and J.Tirole
Amount : 414 kF over 2 years
« Economics of railroads : industrial economic aspects of the reform ».

Contract with the International Union of Railroads, 2000
Resp : E.Quinet
Amount : 63 kF
« Revenue effects of social marginal costs »

Contract with the European Commission, 2000-2002
Resp : D.Schwartz and E.Quinet
Amount : 538 kF
« Project UNITE »

Contract with the European Economic Association, 2000-2001
Resp : P.P.Combes (and L.Linnemer)
Amount : 250 kF
« The ranking of European Economics Departments »

Contract with the Surface Transportation Department (Ministry of Equipement and Transportation, PREDIT), 2000-2001
Resp : P.P.Combes and M.Lafourcade
Amount : 170 kF
« Reduction of the costs of surface transportations and regional inequalities »

Contract with France Television Publicity
Resp: A. Lambert-Mogiliansky and B. Caillaud
Amount: 15 k€
"CINEP auctions"