Professor at the Camilo José Cela University and author, among many other books, of "Bases filosóficas del liberalismo" (1989) and "Encuentros con Karl Popper" (1994) together with Carlos Rodríguez Braun and Fernando Méndez Ibisate. As a professor at the Rafael del Pino Foundation, his main lines of research are the following: "Democratic Capitalism: Progress and Paradox", a complete rewrite in English version of his work "In Search of Montesquieu. Democracy in Peril" (2007), with a special focus on the economic crisis between 2007 and 2014; an edition of the "Iberian Correspondence of Jeremías Bentham"; and "Free banking in Spain (1856-1875)", a study of the period of free competition in the issuance of banknotes in Spain.

Featured programmes and seminars

  • Harvard Course in Law and Economics

    Start date: 02/10/2023

    The aim of this programme is to provide an up-to-date overview of some of the relevant issues in the field of economic analysis of law.

  • Online course Competition in markets

    Start date: Open

    Introduction to the essential elements shaping competition policy and discussion of the principles and instruments of competition policy.

  • Online course Liberalism, a philosophy in danger

    Start date: Open

    Why are so many obstacles confronting liberalism, so implacable the enemies it has to contend with, and so soft the allies it can hardly count on?

  • Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Carissa Veliz

    Start date: Coming soon

    This course will help us understand the "digital reality" we live in. A practical and constructive approach, offering possible solutions to the ethical challenges generated by AI.