Anne Stenger, author of an opinion piece on the economic implications of sleep

“Sleep has effects that extend far beyond the private sphere”. In this opinion piece published on 1 April 2026 on the website of the newspaper Le Monde, Anne Stenger, an environmental economist and research director at INRAE, calls for sleep to be regarded as a societal issue in its own right, the effects of which extend far beyond the individual sphere and raise questions about the organisation of work, economic performance and the sustainability of healthcare systems.