Javier Milei

Javier Milei

**Javier Gerardo Milei** (Buenos Aires, October 22, 1970) is an Argentine economist, politician, professor, writer and deputy, leader of the political coalition La Liberdad Avanza. Adherent to the Austrian school, Milei describes himself as "philosophically anarcho-capitalist" and "short-term minarchist". Since 2021, Milei has been a National Deputy for the City of Buenos Aires of the La Libertad Avanza coalition.

He pledged not to vote for any tax increases or new taxes, stating, "Before I raise a tax, or create a tax, I will amputate my arm." In April 2022 he announced that he will be a pre-candidate for President of Argentina in the 2023 presidential elections. He is commonly described in the media as an "extreme right-wing" politician, others as "Libertarian Right". He became widely known for his regular TV appearances, where he criticized the administrations of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernández.

## Early life and youth

He was born in 1970, the son of a bus driver, into a family of Italian descent. Milei attended Cardenal Copello High School and decided to pursue a career in economics at the age of 12, after José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz's Economic Administration led the country into hyperinflation. In his late teens and early adulthood, he was a goalkeeper for Chacarita Juniors until 1989. He also sang in the band "Everest", which mainly played Rolling Stones covers.

## Career

Graduated in Economics from the University of Belgrano (Bachelor's degree) and with two Master's degrees from the Instituto de Desarrollo Económico e Social (IDES) and the University Torcuato di Tella. He became chief economist at Máxima AFJP (a private pension company), chief economist at Estudio Broda (a financial advisory firm), and government consultant at the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. He was also a senior economist at HSBC.

He was economic advisor to Antonio Domingo Bussi in 1999.

Since 2012, he has directed the Economic Studies division of Fundación Acordar, a nationwide think tank. He is also a member of the B20, the Economic Policy Group of the International Chamber of Commerce (a G20 advisor) and the World Economic Forum. He is a specialist in economic growth and has been a professor of various economic subjects at universities in Argentina and abroad. He is the author of 9 books. He currently works for Argentine tycoon Eduardo Eurnekián.

For more than 21 years, he was a university professor of macroeconomics, growth economics, microeconomics, and mathematics for economists. Since 2016 he has tried to merge the concepts of Austrian economics with those of monetarism, as he understands that Ben Bernanke was the greatest central banker of all time, a point of view rejected by Austrian economists. "In addition to his academic career, Milei is the host of his own radio program called Demoliendo mitos (Demolishing myths), with frequent appearances by the Alberdian economist and businessman Gustavo Lazzari and other personalities, such as the Alberdian lawyer Pablo Torres Barthe and the scientist libertarian politician María Zaldívar.

### Political Career

International media and academics have described Javier Milei's political thinking as "far-right" and strongly conservative. Milei is a supporter of former president Jair Bolsonaro and former US president Donald Trump. He is also close to the Spanish party Vox and conservative politician and former Chilean presidential candidate José Antonio Kast. Milei signed the Madrid Charter, a document prepared by Vox that describes left-wing groups as enemies of Ibero-America, involved in a "criminal project" that is "under the umbrella of the Cuban regime." He signed the document along with other politicians such as Rafael López Aliaga of Peru, José Antonio Kast of Chile and Eduardo Bolsonaro of Brazil, son of President Jair Bolsonaro.

Milei opposes abortion, even in cases where a woman or girl has been sexually abused, calling it “homicide aggravated by bonding.”

Milei is strongly against cultural Marxism, and denies that there is global warming, claiming that it is an invention of cultural Marxism. Milei also links cultural Marxism with the Ministry of Women and says that if he is elected president he will close that ministry. He also mentioned cultural Marxism to speak against the LGBT movement.

Javier Milei claims to be an anarcho-capitalist. He frequently referred to Carlos Menem, president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999, and his Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo.

Milei created the party "La Libertad Avanza" which achieved good results in the September 2021 primary elections, coming in third place in the city of Buenos Aires with 13.66% of the votes. Campaigning under the slogan "I did not come here to lead lambs, but to awaken lions", he denounced the "political caste", which he said was made up of "useless politicians and parasites who have never worked".

## Personal life

Milei was nicknamed "el Peluca" (the wig) because of her eccentric hairstyle. He has repeatedly said that he does not comb his hair, and for this reason his hairstyle has received significant media attention. Regarding his romantic life, he suggested in an interview with La Nación that he is a champion of free love, and on a local TV program stated that he has participated in several threesomes and that he is a Tantra instructor, in his words “capable of going three months without ejaculating” (sic). However, he identifies himself as a Catholic, who rejects the Church's Magisterium. Regarding abortion, he has publicly expressed a strong pro-life stance.

He owns five English mastiffs, the parent being 'Conan', whom he considers his 'son', and four of Conan's puppies named Milton (for Milton Friedman), Murray (for Murray Rothbard), Robert and Lucas (both for Robert Lucas)

He stated that he currently never visits his parents and that "they are both dead" to him.

## Criticisms

It has been pointed out that an important issue is that Milei makes constant use of mathematical formulas and graphs throughout his writings to illustrate his points, which clearly contradicts skeptical Austrian views on the use of mathematics in economics, considered by them to be a social science. . This is the main obstacle to framing Milei as an 'Austrian' economist. Although his conceptual structure is decidedly Austrian, his methodology in general is not.

He stood out for his sometimes aggressive way of debating and his recurrent use of foul language, which generated several controversies. On August 25, 2021, he insulted the head of the Buenos Aires city government, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, calling him a "fucking leftist", a "shit bald", and saying he could "crush him". He defended his statements by saying that Rodríguez Larreta was using "public funds to persecute opponents."

## Books

* *Lecturas de Economía en tiempos de Kirchnerismo* (em inglês; Economic Reading in Kirchnerism government era, 2014), ISBN 978-987-3773-00-6
* *Política Económica Contrarreloj* (em inglês: contra-relógio de Política Econômica, 2014), ISBN 9789874513328
* *El retorno al sendero de la Decadencia Argentina* (em inglês: The return to the road of the Argentinian Decadence, 2015), ISBN 9789873677182
* *Maquinita, Infleta y Devaluta* (em inglês: Machinita, Infleta e Devaluta, 2016), com Diego Giacomini. ISBN 9789873677441
* *Otra vez sopa: maquinita, infleta y devaluta: ensayos de economía monetaria para o caso argentino* (Em inglês: Mais uma vez sopa: machinita, infleta e devaluta: ensaios de economia monetária para o caso argentino, 2017), com Diego Giacomini. ISBN 9789876278140
* *Desenmascarando la mentira keynesiana. Keynes, Friedman e o triunfo de la Escuela Austriaca.* (Em inglês: Desmascarando a mentira keynesiana. Keynes, Friedman e o triunfo da Escola Austríaca. 2018), ISBN 9788472097278
* *Libertad, libertad, libertad* . (Em inglês: Liberty, Liberty, Liberty, 2019), com Diego Giacomini. ISBN 9789505567393
* *Pandenomics. La economía que viene en tiempos de megarrecesión, inflación y crise global* . (Em inglês: Pandenomics: A economia que vem em tempos de mega recessão, inflação e crise global, 2020) ISBN 9789505567799

## Selected academic articles

* (2004) 'Real Exchange Rate Targeting. ¿Trilema Monetario o Control de Capitales? La Política Fiscal ', *Revista de Economía y Estadística* , Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 0 (2), páginas 63–87, janeiro.
* (2014) 'De los picapiedras a los supersónicos: Maravillas del progreso tecnológico con convergencia', *Revista Actualidad Económica* , Universidade Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 0 (83), páginas 5-18.
* (2017) 'Ensayos Monetarios para Economías Abiertas: El Caso Argentino' (com Diego Giacomini), *Revista Actualidad Económica* , Universidade Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 0 (91),

## See also

* Rodrigo Constantino
* Paralelo 33
* Amanecer Libertario
* Johannes Kaiser

## References

1. ↑ Javier Milei, Wikipedia, Brasil. Acesso: <https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier\_Milei>
2. ↑ Javier Milei, Wikipedia, Argentina. Acesso: <https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier\_Milei>

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