Olivier Babeau
Olivier Babeau is a French economist and professor at Paris Dauphine University, known for authoring books and leading the Institut Sapiens think tank.
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Sep 5, 2026
Far Right
Essayist argues France betrayed fiscal justice from 1789 with progressive taxation.
RN appreciates his critique of tax progressivity that punishes work and family, aligning with their anti-élite tax stance.
Aug 12, 2026
Lean Right
The Institut Sapiens founder published a Le Figaro op-ed demolishing Mélenchon's public debt cancellation idea.
Babeau is the liberal economic voice LR uses to argue that the hard left's proposals are simplistic fantasies with ruinous consequences.