François Ortalo-Magné is a UK-based European academic. He became the dean of the

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ...

in August 2017, succeeding

Andrew Likierman Sir John Andrew Likierman (born 30 December 1943), is the former Dean of the London Business School. In August 2017, he was succeeded by François Ortalo-Magné. Early life Andrew Likierman was born in Colne, Lancashire on 30 December 1943. He ...

Early life

François Ortalo-Magné graduated from the

École d'ingénieurs de Purpan Located in the campus of University of Toulouse in France, École d'ingénieurs de Purpan is a Graduate Engineering school, created in 1919. It is one of the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse schools. Its different curricula lead to th ...

, where he earned a master's degree in 1990. He went on to earn a PhD in Economics from the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

in 1995.

Career

Ortalo-Magné was a professor of economics at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

until 2001. He was the Robert E. Wangard Professor of Real Estate and the chair of the Department of Real Estate and Urban Economics at the Wisconsin School of Business from 2001 to 2011, when he became its Albert O. Nicholas dean. Ortalo-Magné became dean of the

in August 2017. Ortalo-Magné is an expert in

urban economics Urban economics is broadly the economic study of urban areas; as such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance. More specifically, it is a bra ...

. He has published research in academic journals like ''

The Review of Economic Studies ''The Review of Economic Studies'' (also known as ''REStud'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering economics. It was established in 1933 by a group of economists based in Britain and the United States. The original editorial tea ...

'', the ''

Journal of Urban Economics The ''Journal of Urban Economics'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering urban economics. It is considered the premier journal in the field of urban economics. It was established in 1974 and is published by Elsevier. The editors-in ...

'', the ''

Review of Economic Dynamics The ''Review of Economic Dynamics'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the Society for Economic Dynamics. It covers dynamic models from all areas of economics. The editor-in-chief is Matthias Doepke (N ...

'', the ''

International Economic Review The ''International Economic Review'', (IER) is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal in economics published by the Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University. The journal's focus is wide and includes many a ...

'', and ''

The American Economic Review The ''American Economic Review'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Economic Association. First published in 1911, it is considered one of the most prestigious and highly distinguished journals in the field of eco ...

References

Living people University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni Academics of the London School of Economics University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Academics of London Business School 20th-century French economists 21st-century French economists Business school deans Year of birth missing (living people) {{France-academic-bio-stub