Has Milei fixed Argentina’s inflation problem?

More or Less: Behind the Stats

English - April 26, 2024 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MB - ★★★★★ - 740 ratings
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Libertarian populist Javier Milei won the presidential election in Argentina on a promise austerity and economic “shock” measures for the ailing economy.

Just a few months in, some are hailing the falling rate of inflation as showing those measures are working.

Economist Monica de Bolle, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, explains whether that thinking is correct.

Presenter/producer: Tom Colls
Producer: Ajai Singh
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Graham Puddifoot
Editor: Richard Vadon.