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Sebastian Edwards

Sebastian Edwards

· Distinguished Professor of Global Economics and Management; Henry Ford II Chair in International Management; Faculty Director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast Center

University of California, Los Angeles · Global Economics and Management

Active 1905–2026

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Citations33.9k
Papers82643 last 5y
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About

Sebastian Edwards is the Henry Ford II Chair in International Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He has served as the chief economist for the Latin America and Caribbean region of the World Bank from 1993 until April 1996. Edwards is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a member of the advisory board of Transnational Research Corporation, and co-chairman of the Inter-American Seminar on Economics (IASE). He is the past president of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Kiel Institute of World Economics in Germany. In September 2004, he was appointed to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Council of Economic Advisors. Edwards has been a columnist for the Wall Street Journal and has authored over 200 scientific articles on international economics, macroeconomics, and economic development, with his work frequently quoted in major media outlets. His research areas include capital markets, consumer price index, currency crises, emerging markets, inflation, and Latin American economic issues. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago and has published numerous books and articles on economic policy and development.

Research topics

  • Political Science
  • Economics
  • Law
  • Economic history
  • Monetary economics
  • History
  • Finance
  • Political economy
  • Market economy
  • Macroeconomics

Selected publications

  • A Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America, 1960–2017

    2020 · 58 citations

    The Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America Project was launched in 2013 by the University of Chicago’s Lars Peter Hansen in his former capacity as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and as part of its fiscal policy initiative. Upon the advice of Thomas Sargent, New York University, and former Distinguished Fellow of the BFI, and Fernando Alvarez, University of Chicago, the Institute provided funding and other support for this vibrant project initiated and led throughout by the…

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  • MILTON FRIEDMAN IN CHILE: SHOCK THERAPY, ECONOMIC FREEDOM, AND EXCHANGE RATES

    Journal of the History of Economic Thought · 2020 · 27 citations

    1st authorCorresponding

    We analyze Milton Friedman’s two visits to Chile, in March 1975 and November 1981. We rely on a number of sources, including Friedman’s archives, press archives in Chile and the rest of the world, interviews, and the papers and recollections of some of those who accompanied Friedman during his meeting with Pinochet. Although Friedman’s 1975 visit has been widely discussed, his 1981 visit has been largely neglected. However, this visit was particularly important as it preceded a severe currency a…

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  • Exchange Rate Pass-Through, Monetary Policy, and Real Exchange Rates: Iceland and the 2008 Crisis

    Open Economies Review · 2022 · 19 citations

    1st authorCorresponding

    Abstract We use detailed data for Iceland to examine two often-neglected aspects of the exchange rate pass-through problem. First, we investigate whether the pass-through coefficient varies with the degree of international tradability of goods. Second, we analyze if the pass-through coefficient depends on the monetary policy framework. We consider 12 disaggregated price indexes in Iceland for 2003–2019, a period that includes Iceland’s banking and currency crisis of 2008. We find that the pass-t…

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  • The Chile Project

    Princeton University Press eBooks · 2023-01-01 · 15 citations

    book1st authorCorresponding
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  • The Chile Project

    Princeton University Press eBooks · 2023-06-16 · 8 citations

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Frequent coauthors

  • Alejandra Cox Edwards

    29 shared

  • Simon Johnson

    New School

    24 shared

  • David Weil

    24 shared

  • Rodrigo Valdés

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    23 shared

  • José De Gregorio

    University of Chile

    23 shared

  • Rüdiger Dornbusch

    21 shared

  • Joshua Aizenman

    University of Southern California

    19 shared

  • Daniel Riera‐Crichton

    19 shared

Education

  • Ph.d, Economics

    University of Chicago

    1982

  • M.A, Economics

    University of Chicago

    1978

Awards & honors

  • Henry Ford II Chair in International Management
  • Past president of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic…
  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Kiel Instit…
  • Appointed to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Cou…

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