Silicon Continent

OpenAI thought it was testing agents. It had founded an organization.

The agents colluded, cheated, and hacked Hugging Face

Aug 31 • Luis Garicano

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The Dutch are filling gas wells with cement

On the politics of irreversible decisions

Aug 27 • Pieter Garicano

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July 2026

What do consultants get paid for?

The analysis is the easy part

Jul 30 • Luis Garicano

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AI and Messy Jobs

Luis Garicano | Episode 164

Published on Markus' Academy • Jul 9

How to avoid being held up by the labs

Open banking, harnesses, and the strongest economic force of all

Jul 6 • Luis Garicano

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June 2026

Nineteen thoughts on AI and Europe

Protectionism and industrial policy won't fix our problems

Jun 14 • Pieter Garicano and Simon Grimm

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May 2026

The Mismeasurement of European Productivity (Revised)

Comparing prices across countries is not the same as comparing them across time

May 31 • Antonin Bergeaud and Luis Garicano

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Three theses on AI value capture

Implications for Middle Powers

May 22 • Luis Garicano

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European stagnation is real

Paul Krugman, iPhones, and the walking around test

May 12 • Pieter Garicano and Luis Garicano

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The two Europes

Europe’s security shock is deepening its economic divide

May 7 • Luis Garicano and Olivier Kooi

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April 2026

The task is not the job

A supply-side answer to Amodei and Imas

Apr 24 • Luis Garicano

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What explains heterogeneity in AI adoption?

Management and incentives matter

Apr 9 • Luis Garicano

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