Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2026-09-30

Books mentioned on Luis Garicano on Spain, Europe, and the Future of Work

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Luis Garicano has one of the more unusual résumés in economics: trained at the University of Chicago Booth School under Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, and Sherwin Rosen, he left academia for a stint as a member of the European Parliament before returning to research, now at the London School of Economics for a second time.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Messy Jobs

   Luis Garicano; Jin Li; Yanhui Wu · at 0:49

   Discussed

   “He has a new and excellent book out, as far as I know the best book on AI and the job market. It is called Messy Jobs, and it is co-authored with Jim Lee and Janhui Wu.”

   Tyler Cowen Luis Garicano on Spain, Europe, and the Future of Work 2026-09-30 Listen at 0:49

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