Philippe Legrain is a British political economist and writer. He specializes in global and European economic issues, notably
globalisation,
migration
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** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...
, the post-crisis world and the
euro
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. A visiting senior fellow at the
London School of Economics
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' European Institute, he is a former adviser to European Commission president
José Manuel Barroso from 2011 to 2014.
Early life and background
Legrain was born in 1973. His father is French and his mother Estonian. They met in New York and married in 1969. They moved to London where Philippe was born and he considers himself British "though cosmopolitan in outlook".
Career
Legrain is the author of four books: ''Open World: The Truth about Globalisation'', which is a counter-argument to
Naomi Klein
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's ''
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''; ''Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them'' was shortlisted for the 2007
; ''Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis''; and ''European Spring: Why Our Economies and Politics are in a Mess – and How to Put Them Right'', which the Financial Times calls "essential reading".
From February 2011 to February 2014, he was principal adviser and head of the analysis team at the
Bureau of European Policy Advisers to the president of the
European Commission
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,
José Manuel Barroso. As such, he provided President Barroso with independent economic advice and led the team which provides him with strategic policy advice.
Before that, Legrain was a visiting fellow at the European Institute of the
London School of Economics
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, a senior fellow at the Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal and a contributing editor to ''
Prospect magazine
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''. A commentator for
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TV and radio, he has written for various newspapers and magazines, including the ''
''. He is an advocate of freer international migration, globalisation, the
.
He holds a BSc in economics and an MSc in politics of the world economy, both from the
.
*''Open World: The Truth about Globalisation'' (2002) Philippe Legrain
*''Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them'' (2007) Philippe Legrain
*''Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis'' (2010) Philippe Legrain
*''European Spring: Why Our Economies and Politics are in a Mess – and How to Put Them Right'' (2014) Philippe Legrain