Education Husson studied economic sciences at
Panthéon-Assas University and subsequently at
Paris Nanterre University from 1966 to 1970. He then earned a graduate degree in economic sciences at
Panthéon-Sorbonne University in 1971. He finished his studies at
ENSAE ParisTech from 1971 to 1974.
Career Husson began his career as an administrator for the
Corps de l'INSEE following his studies. From 1975 to 1984, he directed the economic forecasting department at the
Ministry of the Economy and Finance, where he was in charge of macroeconomic modeling work. From 1985 to 1987, he was sent to Mexico to work for the
National Institute of Statistics and Geography, where he developed models of the Mexican economy. From 1987 to 1989, he headed the statistical analytics office at the ''Service des Statistiques Industrielles, Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie'' (SESSI). In 1990, he began working for the as head of the group "Emploi".
Political activism Husson was an activist within the Unified Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Communist League, for which he served on the central committee from 1995 to 2000. Following disagreements within the party, he left the Revolutionary Communist League in December 2006. He was also a member of the and of the scientific council of the
Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens' Action. He was a co-founder of the in 1993. He notably supported the candidacy of
José Bové in the
2007 French presidential election. During the
2012 French presidential election, Husson signed an appeal of economists supporting the
Left Front against
Nicolas Sarkozy.
Death Michel Husson died in
Corvara on 18 July 2021 at the age of 72. ==Publications==