A libertarian stabilization program and its consequences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46551/epp2024v12n0108

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DOI:

10.46551/epp2024v12n0108

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Argentina, Hiperinflações, Programa de estabilização.

Resumo

Resumo: A vitória de Milei nas eleições presidenciais de 2023 na Argentina desencadeou uma grande mudança nas políticas econômicas. A nova administração implementou um programa voltado para evitar riscos hiperinflacionários. Neste artigo, descrevemos o programa e argumentamos que os riscos que justificaram sua implementação foram superestimados, à luz de dados históricos sobre hiperinflações. Também argumentamos que este programa impõe custos desnecessariamente altos sobre a atividade econômica e assume grandes riscos de crises cambiais. Com base em evidências internacionais, defendemos uma abordagem alternativa para mitigar os impactos sociais e reduzir a dependência de dinâmicas cambiais arriscadas.

Palavras-chave: Argentina, Hiperinflações, Programa de estabilização.

Abstract: Milei's victory in the 2023 presidential election in Argentina triggered a major change in economic policies. The new administration implemented a program aimed at avoiding hyperinflationary risks. In this article, we describe the program and argue that the risks that justified its implementation were overestimated, in light of historical data on hyperinflations. We also argue that this program imposes unnecessarily large costs on economic activity and assumes large risks of currency crises. Based on international evidence, we advocate an alternative approach to mitigate social impacts and reduce dependence on risky exchange rate dynamics.

Keywords: Argentina, Hyperinflations, Stabilization Program.

Resumen: La victoria de Milei en las elecciones presidenciales de 2023 en Argentina desencadenó un gran cambio en las políticas económicas. La nueva administración implementó un programa dirigido a evitar los riesgos de hiperinflación. En este artículo, describimos el programa y argumentamos que los riesgos que justificaron su implementación fueron sobreestimados, a la luz de datos históricos sobre hiperinflaciones. También argumentamos que este programa impone costos innecesariamente altos sobre la actividad económica y asume grandes riesgos de crisis cambiarias. Basándonos en evidencia internacional, abogamos por un enfoque alternativo para mitigar los impactos sociales y reducir la dependencia de dinámicas cambiarias riesgosas.

Palabras clave: Argentina, Hiperinflaciones, Programa de estabilización.

 

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Biografia do Autor

Joaquín Waldman , University of Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires (UBA)

Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Estudios Latinoamericanos (IELAT) de la Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) Y Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3588-8777; email: joaquin.waldman@gmail.com.  

Lucas Ordoñez, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA, Argentina)

Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (IIEP-BAIRES); ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0272-6058;  Email: lucassebaord29@gmail.com.  

 

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Waldman , J., & Ordoñez, L. (2024). A libertarian stabilization program and its consequences: DOI: https://doi.org/10.46551/epp2024v12n0108 . Revista Economia E Políticas Públicas, 12(1), 106–118. https://doi.org/10.46551/epp2024v12n0108