Alexandre Schwartsman

Brazilian economist

Alexandre Schwartsman

Born|  (1963-02-07) February 7, 1963 (age 61)[2]

São Paulo, SP

Nationality| Brazilian
Academic career
Field| Economics
Institution| VIVER S.A. (2011–present)[1]
School or
tradition| New neoclassical synthesis
Alma mater| Fundação Getulio Vargas-SP
(B.Sc.) 1984
University of São Paulo (M.Sc.) 1986
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) 2000[2]

Alexandre Schwartsman is a Brazilian economist, former Director of International Affairs of the Central Bank of Brazil.

## Academic life

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Schwartsman graduated in Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas of São Paulo (FGV-SP), earned a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Economics from the University of São Paulo, and earned a Doctorate in Economics from University of California, Berkeley.[2]

## Career

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Between 1999 and 2001, Schwartsman was chief economist at Crédit Agricole Indosuez, and from 2001 to 2002 at the BBA Corretora. In 2003, Schwartsman succeeded Beny Parnes in the International Affairs Directorate of the Central Bank of Brazil,[3] where he remained until 2006. Between 2006 and 2008 he was chief economist for Latin America at ABN AMRO Bank, and from 2008 to 2011 he held the same position at Grupo Santander Brasil. Currently, in addition to being managing partner of Schwartsman & Associados Consultoria Econômica, he writes the weekly column "Opinião Econômica" for the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo[4] and a monthly column for the Valor Econômico.[5] He is a columnist at Rádio CBN and CNN Brazil. His cousin, Hélio Schwartsman, is also a columnist at Folha.[6]

## Controversies

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Schwartsman is known for his acid criticism on the economic policies of the Brazilian government.[7] His dismissal from Santander in 2011 was just attributed to his style, which some in the financial institution regarded as "aggressive" and "arrogant." Officially, Santander reported that the changes in its economic management aimed to "allow the bank to continue to grow."[8] Schwartsman defended himself from the accusations, by denying the authorship of sharp criticisms about the Brazilian government, published on his own blog by a supposed "Anonymous."[9]

In March 2013, Schwartsman issued another controversial opinion stating that a supposed lack of control over inflation by the Brazilian government could only be solved by increasing the interest rate, even if that meant layoffs. This at a time when the unemployment rate in Brazil has reached one of its lowest historical levels (5.4% in January 2013, according to IBGE).[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Apresentação de Resultados 1T11" (PDF) (in Portuguese). VIVER S.A. May 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
2. ^ a b c "Mensagem n° 199" (in Portuguese). Senate of Brazil. 2003-09-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
3. ^ "Beny Parnes deixa Diretoria de Assuntos Internacionais do Banco Central" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. 2003-09-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
4. ^ "Colunistas" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
5. ^ "Alexandre Schwartsman" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
6. ^ Folha de S.Paulo (ed.). "Oriente e Ocidente". Retrieved 2015-02-04.
7. ^ Fabio Giambiagi; Alexandre Schwartsman (5 October 2017). Complacência. Elsevier Brasil. ISBN 978-85-352-7855-2.
8. ^ Raquel Salgado (2011-03-04). "Os bastidores da saída do economista-chefe do Santander". Época (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2013-04-07.
9. ^ Alexandre Teixeira (2011-03-11). "Não vou aceitar que falsidades sejam usadas para disfarçar os motivos da demissão". Época (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2013-04-07.
10. ^ Gabriela Valente and Eliane Oliveira (2013-03-25). "Economistas divergem se mais desemprego baixará inflação" (in Portuguese). Itaú BBA. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

## External links

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* A Mão Visível – Personal blog (in Portuguese)
* Alexandre Schwartsman's profile at Forbes
* "Lula and the Continuity of Neoliberalism in Brazil: Strategic Choice, Economic Imperative or Political Schizophrenia?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States