The big trap

Daniel Lacalle, Carlos Rodríguez Braun, Miguel Sebastián and José Miguel Maté

On 14 November 2017, the presentation of the book "La gran trampa", by Daniel Lacalle, chief economist at Tressis, took place at the Rafael del Pino Foundation. In addition to the author, the event was also attended by Carlos Rodríguez Braun, Professor of History of Economic Thought at the Complutense University of Madrid; Miguel Sebastián, former Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade and José Miguel Maté, CEO of Tressis SV.

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