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Front-Loaded Stabilizations: Lessons from Milei's Chainsaw Reform Program

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  • Federico Sturzenegger

    (Udesa/Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation)

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The literature on delayed stabilization has built its analytical framework on the premise that stabilization entails costs. We argue that this premise is incorrect: stabilization and economic reform deliver benefits rather than costs. If so, reforms should be front-loaded rather than delayed. We use the case of President Milei's - "chainsaw" - reform program to illustrate such a front-loading approach in action. We argue that the case suggests the need to substantially reformulate the literature on economic reform and delayed stabilization.

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  • Federico Sturzenegger, 2026. "Front-Loaded Stabilizations: Lessons from Milei's Chainsaw Reform Program," Working Papers 395, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE).
    • Handle: RePEc:aoz:wpaper:395
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