Laurence Nayman holds an MPhil equivalent in International Economics from the University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a Master's degree in Applied Foreign Languages from the University of Paris IV (Sorbonne) in English and German. She is an economist with the CEPII. As part of her research into the competitiveness, international productivity comparisons, production factors and the New Economy, she is involved in the following research projects: Growth and Productivity EUKLEMS World demand and trade Use of Firm-level data