MERLET JIMMY

Structure(s)

Laboratory or team

UPR 3788 -JPEG - Legal, Political, Economic and Management Sciences Laboratory

Component and department

UFR Law, Economics, Management

Research topics

Jimmy Merlet's research explores contemporary economic dynamics at the crossroads of applied economics, the digital economy, innovation and behavioural economics.

• Digital transformation of companies
• Economics of platforms and user communities (Video games)
• Economics of innovation
• Behavioural economics
• Labour economics
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• The economy of culture, festivals and mobility

 

Biography

Jimmy Merlet is a lecturer in economics at the University of Avignon, where he is responsible for the AES - Data and Society degree and a member of the Legal, Political, Economic and Management Sciences Laboratory (UPR 3788, JPEG). He defended his thesis at Rennes 1 on 2 July 2020. It was co-supervised by Thierry Pénard (professor) at the Centre de recherche en économie et management (CNRS, UMR6211 CREM) and Nicolas Poussing (researcher) at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). He is a research associate at the CREM (Pôle Organisations, Réseaux, Numérique - ORN) and his research focuses mainly on the digital transformation of companies, innovation and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Publications

• Merlet, J. (2020). Digital transformation of businesses, innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (Doctoral dissertation, University of Rennes).
• Merlet, J., & Poussing, N. (2020). Impact of telework on business innovation: a study on survey data. Industrial economics review, (171), 89-138.
• Merlet, J., & Pénard, T. (2022). CSR and digital transformation of craft enterprises: a study on survey data 1. Revue internationale PME, 35(2), 73-100.
• Quidu, P., Merlet, J., Wahid, S. Étude sur les mobilités festivalières, dans un contexte de mise en œuvre d'un Train de nuit. Avignon 2024.
• Merlet, J. (2025). Coworking spaces as a catalyst for business innovation: econometric analysis and steering perspectives. Markets and organisationsI129-XLIV.
• Merlet, J. (2025). When digital meets CSR: perception as the driving force behind a virtuous circle. Corporate Life & Science, 224(1), 116-145.
• Merlet, J., & Pénard, T. (2025). La sobriété numérique comme levier d'innovation pour les entreprises: une analyse sur données d'enquête. Innovations, 76(1), 205-238.

My publications