The Defence Economics Prize 2016 will be presented on Friday 23 June 2017, from 5pm to 7pm at Balard.
Ministry of the Armed Forces - 60 boulevard du général Martial Valin - Paris 15e Salons THA - Parcelle Ouest - Porte 4 - 5th floor
RSVP by Monday 16 June 2017 ' sga.mission-communication.fct@intradef.gouv.fr
The annual «Defence Economics» prize is awarded for the quality, originality and interest of a thesis, a presentation of original scientific work or a postgraduate dissertation in the field of defence economics.
For this year's Defence Economics Prize 216, candidates must have presented, published or defended their thesis, scientific work or Master's dissertation between 1 January and 31 December.er January 2016 and 30 June 2017. The application phase was open from 1er January 2016 to 15 July 2017.
Previous editions:
Le Defence Economics Prize 2015 was awarded to Josselin Droff, researcher at the Defence Economics Chair, for his thesis on the space factor in defence economics, at the Chaire Economie de Défense annual conference.
Watch the video of the presentation of the 2015 Defence Economics Prize on the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESJOqmzhxY
The prize was awarded during the annual conference of the Chair organised with the Ministry's Financial Affairs Directorate and the Endowment Fund of the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN), at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, on the following theme: «Defence industries and international challenges».
The contribution of the thesis
Josselin Droff's thesis focuses on the spatial factor in defence choices (location of entities, synergies between organisations). His thesis shows that understanding defence production choices (military mission accomplishment, equipment and personnel support) necessarily involves a strong spatial dimension. The developments proposed by Josselin Droff provide a reference framework for anyone wishing to understand location choices in the defence sector. The proposed methodology can be applied not only to operational maintenance but also to other aspects of defence, for example in a bilateral or multinational context or within an alliance.
