The chapter describes the theoretical and economic policy positions held during the pandemic by two diverging groups of economists in Argentina: on the one hand, the government’s economic team and associated professional and academic economists following the structuralist/heterodox school of thought; on the other hand, a group of heterogeneous, influential domestic economists adhering to more orthodox/liberalist economic and political ideas. The analysis presented here focuses on the diverging positions and reactions around three areas: (i) whether containment measures such as lockdowns were to be adopted permanently, and if they were the most appropriate; (ii) the evaluation of the economic relief policies being implemented; (iii) how to face the issue of financing under a dollar shortage.

Brondino, G., Lazzarini, A., Economists and COVID-19: The Case of Argentina, in Lazzarini, A., Melnik, D. (ed.), Economists and COVID-19: Ideas, Theories and Policies During the Pandemic, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham 2022: 135- 155. 10.1007/978-3-031-05811-0_8 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/229183]

Economists and COVID-19: The Case of Argentina

Brondino, Gabriel;
2022

Abstract

The chapter describes the theoretical and economic policy positions held during the pandemic by two diverging groups of economists in Argentina: on the one hand, the government’s economic team and associated professional and academic economists following the structuralist/heterodox school of thought; on the other hand, a group of heterogeneous, influential domestic economists adhering to more orthodox/liberalist economic and political ideas. The analysis presented here focuses on the diverging positions and reactions around three areas: (i) whether containment measures such as lockdowns were to be adopted permanently, and if they were the most appropriate; (ii) the evaluation of the economic relief policies being implemented; (iii) how to face the issue of financing under a dollar shortage.
2022
Inglese
Economists and COVID-19: Ideas, Theories and Policies During the Pandemic
978-3-031-05810-3
Palgrave Macmillan
Brondino, G., Lazzarini, A., Economists and COVID-19: The Case of Argentina, in Lazzarini, A., Melnik, D. (ed.), Economists and COVID-19: Ideas, Theories and Policies During the Pandemic, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham 2022: 135- 155. 10.1007/978-3-031-05811-0_8 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/229183]
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