Éloi Laurent

Laurent is senior economist and scientific advisor at OFCE (Sciences-Po Center for economic research). A former aide in the French Parliament and for the French prime minister, he has been a visiting scholar at NYU, Columbia University, and at CES. He teaches at Sciences- Po, Stanford University, and La Sorbonne. His most recent books are La Nouvelle Ecologie Politique (with J. Fitoussi, 2008) and Report on the State of the European Union-EU Governance in Crisis (forthcoming 2009). His research projects at CES include a conference series on "The Future of France" and a contribution to a book project on EU macroeconomic and social policies.

Visiting Scholars Seminar presentation "An Ever More De-carbonated Union? Towards a Better European Taxation against Climate Change" (23 Sept 2009)

"A carbon tax for France? Encore un effort !" (Art Goldhammer's French politics blog)

My presentation on Oct 16 at Université de Montréal and McGill University's CEUE (French)An audio and video interview at CERIUM (Université de Montréal), oct 23, "Risques d’échec à Copenhague"

The Future of France conference series

Debate about the Obama administration and the Copenhagen summit on Radio France International

"The Measure of Our Success: How Do We Define and Attain the Good Society?", conference at CES 13 Nov 2009

Harvard Crimson article on "The Measure of Our Success: How Do We Define and Attain the Good Society?" (13 Nov 2009)

UMass Amherst presentation on EU carbon taxation

The Road to Copenhagen: The US and the EU in Global Climate Negotiations

Presentation at Harvard's Center for European Studies to their Undergraduate Board (19 Nov 2009)