On Monday, 23 March 2026, the 39th Turgot Awards ceremony brought together nearly 400 leading figures from the worlds of economics and academia in the conference hall of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.
The evening began with a speech by Kathleen Wantz O’Rourke, President of the Turgot Prize, which was established in 1987 by alumni of the Institut de Haute Finance. She welcomed the attendance of numerous prominent figures from the world of economics and finance, and then briefly recapped the history of the Prize.
During the first part of the event, Jean-Marc Daniel (a former winner of the Grand Prix Turgot) commented on the famous letter sent by Turgot to King Louis XVI. The original letter was loaned to the IHFI Alumni Association on a special basis by the National Archives.
In the second part of the evening, the six authors selected for the Grand Prix and the Jury Prize* answered questions from members of the Cercle Turgot and the Club Turgot: Céline and Nadia Antonin were questioned by Charlotte Dennery; Louis de Crevoisier and Paul Armand Veillon by Florence Angles; Régis de Larouillère by Sébastien Raspiller; Dominique Foray by Christophe Bories; Antoine Foucher by Jean-Jacques Pluchart; and Félix Torres by Yves Messarovitch.
The third segment, hosted by Jean- Louis Chambon, président of cercleTurgot, was devoted to the presentation of the six Special Prizes*, which do not meet the criteria for the Grand Prix: the Collective Prize, awarded to Olivier Petitjean and Ivan du Roy, was presented by Jean-Louis Chambon; the Young Author Prize, awarded to Mathilde Viennot, was presented by Philippe Alezard; the Francophone Prize, awarded to Bruno Colmant, Laurent Hublet and Marie Vancutsem, was presented by Sophie Friot; the Teaching Prize, awarded to Lucas Chancel, was presented by Benoit Frayer; the DFCG Prize, awarded to Edouard Dolley, was presented by Marie-Hélène Pebayle; and the Af2i Prize, awarded to Bertrand Martinot and Franck Morel, was presented by Hubert Rodarie.
Before the Grand Prix was announced, Jean-Claude Trichet provided an analysis of the international monetary situation.Subsequently
, the names of the recipients of the four honourable mentions were announced: Céline and Nadia Antonin, Louis de Crevoisier and Paul Armand Veillon, Régis de Larouillère, and Felix Torres. The trophies were presented to them respectively by Yvelise Lebon, André-Paul Bahuon, Jean-Claude Lelan, Yves Messarovitch.
The Jury Prize was awarded to Antoine Foucher for his book Sortir du travail qui ne paie plus; the trophy was presented to him by Michel Bon
The Grand Prix was awarded to Dominique Foray for his book Innovations; the trophy was presented to him by Augustin de Romanet, President of the Cercle Turgot, and Jean-Claude Trichet, Chair of the Jury.
Report written by Jean-Jacques Pluchart
*See the book reviews written by the Cercle Turgot in the 2026 Awards section.
