Thomas Porcher


Thomas Porcher is a French economist and author. He is a member of the heterodox association of economists called Économistes atterrés.

Early life and education

Thomas Porcher's father was a management teacher of Vietnamese origin and his mother a seamstress of Italian origin. He was a black belt of karaté at 16 years old.
After his baccalauréat, Porcher obtained a licence, then a doctorate on Economics at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University.

Career

Porcher is an associate professor of Economics at the Paris School of Business.
He has published more than ten books. His book Treatise of Heretic Economy is a bestseller in France that has sold more than 50,000 copies. His essay "The neglected" makes "a rapid entry into the best sales. Printed in 13,000 copies, it was reprinted in 2000 four days after its release."
Porcher is regularly invited to French media outlets. The RePEc collective ranks him the 38th most followed economist in the world on Twitter, out of 1068 identified economists.

Political career

In 2018, Porcher along with Raphaël Glucksmann funded and supported the centre-left list of [political parties in France|political party] Place Publique.
On 16 March 2019, Place Publique and the Socialist Party announced that they would present a joint list of candidates for the 2019 [European Parliament election|European Parliament election], with Raphaël Glucksmann at the head of the list. Porcher left the party the same day, denouncing what he called a "list of apparatchiks".

Personal life

He was in a relationship with actress Elodie Yung for 14 years. Since 2011, he has been with lawyer Sarah Salesse, daughter of Yves Salesse, a figure of unionism in France.

Publications

  • 2009, Un baril de pétrole contre 100 mensonges, Res publica éditions
  • 2009, Reprise ou Re-crise ?, Res publica éditions
  • 2010, Recettes pétrolières et financement de la lutte contre la pauvreté: le cas de la République du Congo, Éditions universitaires européennes
  • 2012, L'indécence précède l'essence - Enquête sur un Total scandale, Max Milo Éditions
  • 2013, Le Mirage du gaz de schiste, Max Milo Éditions
  • 2014, Transatlantic [Free Trade Area|TAFTA] : l'accord du plus fort, Max Milo Éditions
  • 2015, 20 idées reçues sur l'énergie, De Boeck
  • 2015, Le Déni climatique, Max Milo Éditions
  • 2016, Introduction inquiète à la Macron-économie, Les Petits matins
  • 2016, Sortir de l'impasse : appel des 138 économistes, Les liens qui libèrent
  • 2017, La politique est à nous, Robert Laffont
  • 2018, Traité d'économie hérétique : en finir avec le discours dominant, Fayard
  • 2018, Macron : un mauvais tournant, Les liens qui libèrent
  • 2020, Les délaissés. Comment transformer un bloc divisé en force majoritaire, Fayard,
  • 2024, L'économie pour les 99%, Stock, graphic book,