# Institut pour l'Audace Politique (IAP)
**Name:** Institut pour l'Audace Politique (IAP)
**What is it:** A Paris-based think tank describing itself as young, liberal, and technophile. Focuses on long-term challenges facing France (economic, legal, and policy research) with an emphasis on concrete, actionable recommendations. Published its first report in early 2025 on pension reform (retirement by capitalization).
**Who is involved:** Founded by Antonin Ferreira Roche. Team includes people with backgrounds in finance and investment banking.
**Location:** Paris, France
**Link:** [https://iapol.fr/](https://iapol.fr/)
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## Entries
**[[2025-12-15]]:** Came across IAP while thinking about continental European equivalents to the Anglophone abundance/progress movement. The framing is different (more classically liberal/free-market than the US supply-side progressives) but some overlapping concerns: cutting red tape, fiscal reform, pro-growth orientation.