Chicago Boys (group of Chilean free-market economists)
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The Chicago Boys were a group of Chilean economists trained at the University of Chicago who became influential in implementing radical free-market reforms during Augusto Pinochet’s military regime.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago Boys (group of Chilean free-market economists) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of economists
ⓘ
political-economic movement ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | El Ladrillo (economic policy blueprint) ⓘ |
| associatedWithGovernment |
Chilean military dictatorship
ⓘ
surface form:
military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet
|
| basedOn |
Chicago School economics
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago school of economics
|
| countryOfActivity | Chile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Chile ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
social inequality associated with reforms in Chile
ⓘ
support for policies under an authoritarian regime ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| emergedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
development economics
ⓘ
economics ⓘ free-market economics ⓘ macroeconomic policy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Chicago Boys (Chile) ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrNationalIdentity | Chilean ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMainInterest | market-oriented economic reforms ⓘ |
| ideology |
economic liberalism
ⓘ
monetarism ⓘ neoliberalism ⓘ |
| implementedIn | Chilean economic policy under Augusto Pinochet ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chilean economic model
ⓘ
Latin American economic policy debates ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arnold Harberger
ⓘ
Milton Friedman ⓘ Chicago School economics ⓘ
surface form:
University of Chicago school of economics
|
| knownFor |
deregulation of markets in Chile
ⓘ
fiscal austerity policies in Chile ⓘ implementation of radical free-market reforms in Chile ⓘ influencing the 1980 Chilean Constitution’s economic framework ⓘ pension system reform in Chile ⓘ privatization of state-owned enterprises in Chile ⓘ reduction of tariffs in Chile ⓘ trade liberalization in Chile ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Hernán Büchi
ⓘ
José Piñera ⓘ Pablo Baraona NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolf Lüders NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergio de Castro ⓘ Álvaro Bardón ⓘ |
| positionHeldByMembers |
Central Bank of Chile
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surface form:
Central Bank of Chile officials
Minister of Economy of Chile ⓘ Minister of Finance of Chile ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
business elites in Chile
ⓘ
segments of the Chilean right-wing political spectrum ⓘ |
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