François Leveque

Center · CEDP

Topic(s): Adaptation, Grid/Network, Market, Nuclear, Public Policy, Regulation

Keywords

Awards & distinctions

2021 "Lire l’économie 2021" High School Student Award: Presented to the book *Hyper-Powerful Companies: Giants and Titans—The End of the Global Model?*
2013 Marcel Boiteux Prize for the Best Book on Energy Conservation

Team

CEDP

Biography

François Lévêque is a researcher whose work focuses primarily on industrial economics, energy market regulation, and public policy analysis. His research covers a variety of topics, such as safety and compliance in the nuclear industry, the integration of European energy markets, and competitive dynamics among firms. He also explores issues related to patents and industrial standards, as well as regulatory mechanisms and their impacts on innovation and competitiveness. His analyses draw on economic models and empirical studies, often centered on concrete cases, such as energy policies in France and Europe, or standardization strategies in key sectors. His expertise covers both theoretical aspects and practical applications, particularly in the evaluation of regulatory reforms and their effects on markets.

Publication(s)

2022
The effect of local monitoring on nuclear safety and compliance: Evidence from France DOI : 10.1016/j.jeem.2022.102651
2019
Policy measures targeting a more integrated gas market: Impact of a merger of two trading zones on prices and arbitrage activity in France DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.05.044
2019
Competition's new clothes: 20 short cases on rivalry between firms DOI : 10.1017/9781108562546
2016
Licensing commitments in standard setting organizations DOI : 10.3917/reco.hs01.0125
2016
L'innovation de rupture: Défis pour l'analyse de la concurrence
2015
Revisiting the cost escalation curse of nuclear power: New lessons from the French experience DOI : 10.5547/2160-5890.4.2.lran
2015
The economics and uncertainties of nuclear power DOI : 10.1017/CBO9781316095782
2015
Early Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants: Is There an Economic Rationale? DOI : 10.1016/j.tej.2015.02.003
2014
The international trade of nuclear power plants: The supply side DOI : 10.4000/rei.5927
2014
How Fukushima Dai-ichi core meltdown changed the probability of nuclear accidents? DOI : 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.11.017
2011
Patent pool formation: Timing matters DOI : 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2011.07.002
2011
Does Europe need a comprehensive energy policy?: Harmonising nuclear safety regulation in the EU: Which priority? DOI : 10.1007/s10272-011-0374-7
2010
Security of Energy Supply in Europe: Natural Gas, Nuclear and Hydrogen
2010
Intel's rebates: Above board or below the belt? DOI : 10.1145/1743546.1743562
2010
Security of energy supply in europe: Natural gas, nuclear and hydrogen DOI : 10.4337/9781849806961
2010
EU energy security of supply: Conclusions DOI : 10.4337/9781849806961.00023
2009
The electricity internal market in the European Union: What to do next?
2009
Introduction: Balancing antitrust and regulation
2009
Electricity reform in europe: Towards a single energy market
2009
Antitrust and Regulation in the EU and US
2009
Where the Champsaur Commission Has Got It Wrong DOI : 10.1016/j.tej.2009.07.001
2008
Some Guideposts on the Road to Formulating a Coherent Policy on EU Energy Security of Supply DOI : 10.1016/j.tej.2008.10.017
2007
La réforme du systéme de brevet européen : pourquoi et comment ?
2006
Investments in competitive electricity markets: An overview
2006
Antitrust Enforcement in the Electricity and Gas Industries: Problems and Solutions for the EU DOI : 10.1016/j.tej.2006.05.008
2006
Academic response to the European Commission's Questionnaire on the patent system in Europe: An economic approach DOI : 10.1016/j.wpi.2006.06.002
2006
Competitive electricity markets and sustainability
2006
The acquisition of endesa by gas natural: Why the antitrust authorities are right to be cautious DOI : 10.1016/j.tej.2006.01.002
2006
The rise and fall of French Ecological Tax Reform: Social acceptability versus political feasibility in the energy tax implementation process DOI : 10.1016/j.enpol.2004.08.047
2000
Voluntary approaches for environmental protection in the European Union - A survey DOI : 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0976(200001/02)10:135::AID-EET2143.3.CO;2-D
1996
Is there room for environmental self-regulation in the mining sector? DOI : 10.1016/s0301-4207(96)00030-x
1988
Can genetic inventions be patented? initial uncertainly is cleared away; [Peut-on breveter les inventions genetiques ? la fin des premieres incertitudes]

Teaching

Energy Conservation

Course Director

The course addresses contemporary energy issues from two perspectives: the academic perspective, featuring presentations by leading economists specializing in the fundamentals of the oil, gas, electricity, and carbon markets; a strategic perspective, featuring talks by senior executives from energy companies on their vision and decision-making, as well as from entrepreneurs.

PhD supervision

2023 The economy and organization of the nuclear fuel cycle back-end in France DENGREVILLE Killian
2020 Three essays on the impacts of renewable energy deployment MICHELET Félix
2018 Establishment of low-carbon hydrogen markets: economic perspectives on market architecture, regulation, and international trade BRAUER Johannes
2018 Economic considerations on electricity market demand in the context of energy transition CABOT Clément
2017 Establish the relationship between short-term electricity markets and investment decisions in a context of high renewable energy penetration. GARCIA-RUNDSTADLER Baptiste
2016 Integration of gas markets: Europe and beyond DUKHANINA Ekaterina