Nicolas Boivin
Nicolas joined Bruegel as a Research Assistant in September 2024 until June 2025. Previously, he worked in foreign affairs as a graduate trainee at the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland, covering the economy, bi- and multilateral trade and electoral politics.
He earned his two master’s degrees in economics and political science at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). As an undergraduate, he studied analytic philosophy at King’s College London. His MSc dissertation at the LSE developed a game theoretic model to analyse inclusion and exclusion decisions in political groups. At UPF, his MSc project quantified the causal impact of a major childcare reform in New York on women’s labour force participation.
Nicolas is a native English and German speaker and has a working knowledge of French
Featured work
Russian foreign trade tracker
Tracking Russian trade using data from the EU, China, the US, South Korea, Japan, India, the UK, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Brazil and Kazakhstan
European exports in geopolitical storms
With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening global partnerships
The European Union should not water down bank capital standards
The EU should resist the pressure for banking-sector deregulation that is likely to follow from the deregulatory push in the United States
The economic impact of Trump’s tariffs on Europe: an initial assessment
It is likely that Trump’s tariffs will be a limited hit to Europe, though some regions and industries could suffer and may need protective measures
All work
Dataset
04 February 2026
Russian foreign trade tracker
Tracking Russian trade using data from the EU, China, the US, South Korea, Japan, India, the UK, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Brazil and Kazakhstan
Working paper
30 September 2025
European exports in geopolitical storms
With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening global partnerships
First Glance
08 May 2025
The European Union should not water down bank capital standards
The EU should resist the pressure for banking-sector deregulation that is likely to follow from the deregulatory push in the United States
Analysis
17 April 2025
The economic impact of Trump’s tariffs on Europe: an initial assessment
It is likely that Trump’s tariffs will be a limited hit to Europe, though some regions and industries could suffer and may need protective measures
Working paper
15 April 2025
The quickly fading memory of why and when bank capital is important
Deregulation should not be equated with lowering capital requirements in the EU
Policy Brief
17 February 2025