Thomas Porcher (born 5 July 1977) 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.
He has published more than ten books. His book Treatise of Heretic Economy (released in 2018) is a bestseller in France that has sold more than 50,000 copies. His essay "The neglected" (released in February 2020) 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.
On 16 March 2019, Place Publique and the Socialist Party announced that they would present a joint list of candidates for the 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 ISBN2358100013
2009, Reprise ou Re-crise?, Res publica éditions ISBN2358100080
2010, Recettes pétrolières et financement de la lutte contre la pauvreté: le cas de la République du Congo, Éditions universitaires européennes ISBN6131536031
2012, L'indécence précède l'essence - Enquête sur un Total scandale, Max Milo Éditions ISBN2315003512