Jean-Philippe Cotis

Jean-Philippe Cotis, now Director-General of INSEE, was Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department at the OECD in Paris unitl October 2007.  Previously Director of the Economics Department at the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry since 1997, Mr. Cotis joined the Ministry in 1982 after graduating from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA). He held the position of Economic Advisor to the Minister in 1993-1994.  Mr. Cotis was also an economist at the IMF from 1986 to 1988. 

During his career, Mr. Cotis has frequently worked with international institutions. He was formerly chair of the Economic Policy Committee of the European Union (2001-2002) and of OECD’s Working Party No.1.  Mr. Cotis' research work has mainly concerned labour markets, macroeconomic policies and taxation. He has had various teaching assignments, including the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, ESSEC, Ecole des Mines and Harvard (Kennedy School of Government).