Bergeaud Wins Top French Young Economist Award

Antonin Bergeaud has been named the Best Young Economist in France for 2025. The award is made annually by Le Monde, one of France’s leading newspapers, and the Cercle des économistes, a group of leading French economists.

He is the son of Martine Tartour, who is married to Yoel Levi, the principal conductor and music director of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. For 12 years, he held the same position with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Tartour is a prominent French journalist who has been a contributor to Atlanta Jewish Times. She hosts the Ciné Club French Film Series here several times each year. Both Tartour and Levi are residents of Atlanta.

The Young Economist Prize each year honors a young French researcher under the age of 40 whose work is noted for its academic excellence and the contribution it makes to the public understanding of economic ideas.

Bergeaud’s research focuses primarily on the impact of artificial intelligence on the working environment, which has been among the most discussed issues in today’s business world.

The prestigious award recognizes the innovative nature of his research, as well as its relevance in understanding the challenges facing today’s labor market.

The LeMonde Best Young Economist Prize, which has been awarded for the past 26 years, acknowledges research that has particular importance in advancing the design or evaluation of public policies, informing business strategy, or helping the general public better grasp key economic issues.

Bergeaud is associate professor at HEC Paris, which is a leading business education program in France. He received his PhD in 2018 from the Paris School of Economics. He lives in Paris.