Chleo Betton

Chleo Betton

PhD Candidate in Economics

IÉSEG School of Management · LEM-CNRS 9221, Lille

I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at IÉSEG School of Management and LEM-CNRS 9221, Lille, and a member of the IFLAME research center (IÉSEG Research Center on Family, Labor and Migration Economics). I hold a Master's degree in Analysis and Policy in Economics from the Paris School of Economics and a dual Master's degree in Economic and Social History from University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as a dual Bachelor's degree in Economics and History from Paris 1.

My research uses historical micro-data to study the long-run determinants of economic growth, with a focus on demography, migration, and education in European history. My PhD thesis, Demography, Migration, and Education: Micro-foundations of European Long-Run Growth, is supervised by Thomas Baudin and Simone Moriconi, as a part of the FaMiGrowth Research Project.

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Economic History Historical Demography Economics of Education Migration Economics Political Economy Social and Cultural History Gender Economics

News

Apr. 2026 Discussant at LORDE 2026 Workshop, Lille, France.
2026 Presented at the LEM Doctoral Day in Economics, University of Lille.
2026 Participated in the 1st Geneanet Data Webinar, FaMiGrowth Research Team.
2025 Presented at the IDHE.S Paris 1 Seminar, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Oct. 2025 Started PhD in Economics at IÉSEG School of Management and LEM-CNRS 9221, Lille.

Thesis

Demography, Migration, and Education: Micro-foundations of European Long-Run Growth

PhD Thesis · IÉSEG School of Management & LEM-CNRS 9221 · Since 2025

This thesis investigates the micro-level determinants of European long-run economic growth through the lens of historical demography, migration, and human capital formation, using archival and genealogical micro-data.

Economic History Historical Demography Migration Human Capital

Master's Research

A Financial Revolution in Education: The Case of Parisian 'Petites Écoles' (1789–1797)

Master's thesis · Paris School of Economics · 2025

Examines the financing of elementary schooling in Paris during the early French Revolution, tracing how the disruption of traditional funding sources reshaped access to primary education.

Economic History Economics of Education French Revolution Historical Demography Human Capital Public Policy

Le financement des politiques éducatives au début de la Révolution française : étude de cas des petites écoles de Paris (1789–1797)

Master's thesis · University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne · 2025

French-language companion thesis exploring the same episode from a social and cultural history perspective, focusing on the institutional and political dimensions of educational financing under the Revolution.

Economic History Social History Political Economy French Revolution Public Finance Gender Inequalities

2024–25

Modern History
University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne · École d'Histoire de la Sorbonne (UFR09) · Undergraduate
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Curriculum Vitae

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Education

2025–present
PhD in Economics IÉSEG School of Management & LEM-CNRS 9221, Lille, France Demography, Migration, and Education: Micro-foundations of European Long-Run Growth Supervisors: Thomas Baudin & Simone Moriconi
2022–2025
Master's in Analysis and Policy in Economics (with honors) Paris School of Economics, Paris, France
2022–2025
Master's in Economic and Social History – Modern History (with high honors) University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France
2021
International Exchange – 3rd year Bachelor's National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
2019–2022
Dual Bachelor's in Economics and History (with high honors) University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France

Research Experience

2023
Research Assistant in Economic History Paris School of Economics — Centre d'histoire économique et sociale François Simiand Supervisors: Jérôme Bourdieu & Lionel Kesztenbaum

Teaching Experience

2024–2025
Tutor in Modern History University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne — École d'Histoire de la Sorbonne (UFR09)

Workshops & Conferences

Apr. 2026
LORDE 2026 Workshop Lille, France · Discussant
2026
LEM Doctoral Day in Economics University of Lille
2026
1st Geneanet Data Webinar FaMiGrowth Research Team
2025
IDHE.S Paris 1 Seminar University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Leadership & Activities

2026–2028
PhD Representative Doctoral School ED SESAM
2023–2024
President, Synapse Association Student association of Paris School of Economics
2021–2022
President, ADEH Association Economics and History Double Bachelor Degree Student Association — University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

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