Economist Luis Garicano to be interviewed by Tyler Cowen
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Tyler Cowen has announced he will conduct a conversation with Spanish economist and former politician Luis Garicano. Garicano, born in 1967, served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022 and held leadership roles in the Renew Europe group and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. Before entering politics, he was a professor at IE Business School and the London School of Economics. After leaving the European Parliament, he returned to academia as a visiting professor at Columbia Business School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and in 2023 became a full professor at LSE’s School of Public Policy. Garicano is described as a leading European economic liberal and has a forthcoming book titled “Messy Jobs,” co-authored with Jim Li and Yanhui Wu. Cowen has invited readers to suggest questions for the interview.
What’s reported
Luis Garicano is a Spanish economist and politician born in 1967.
He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022.
He served as vice president of Renew Europe and vice president of the ALDE Party.
Before politics, he was a professor at IE Business School and the London School of Economics.
After leaving the European Parliament, he was a visiting professor at Columbia Business School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
In 2023, he returned to LSE as a full professor at the School of Public Policy.
He is described as a leading European economic liberal.
He has a forthcoming book titled “Messy Jobs,” co-authored with Jim Li and Yanhui Wu.
Tyler Cowen announced he will conduct a conversation with Garicano and asked for suggested questions.
Key figures
Luis Garicano (Spanish economist and former MEP)
Tyler Cowen (interviewer, not further described in article)
Jim Li (co-author of “Messy Jobs”)
Yanhui Wu (co-author of “Messy Jobs”)
Sources: marginalrevolution.com
