HomeAuthorsNicolas Laine Nicolas Laine Project Manager - Publications, France Nicolas Laine is Project Manager in charge of the French Studies department's publications.Before joining Institut Montaigne in August 2024, he taught in several preparatory classes and worked for the National Assembly as well as in the French administration, notably at the Home Office.He is particularly interested in economic issues, government efficiency as well as environmental and territorial issues. Nicolas is a graduate of ESCP Business School and Sciences Po Paris.PublicationsExclusive InsightsApril 2025European Production Tax Barometer 2025A challenge for competitiveness and economic dynamism, both nationally and in Europe, discover our 2024 barometer of production taxes.