Sergio de Castro (economist)

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Sergio de Castro Spikula
Economy Minister of Chile
In office
April 14, 1975 – December 27, 1976
Preceded byFernando Léniz
Succeeded byPablo Baraona
Finance Minister of Chile
In office
December 31, 1976 – April 22, 1982
Preceded byJorge Cauas
Succeeded bySergio de la Cuadra
Personal details
Born (1930-01-25) January 25, 1930 (age 94)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
University of Chicago
OccupationEconomist

Sergio de Castro Spikula (born January 25, 1930) is a Chilean economist who served the military junta headed by Augusto Pinochet as economy and finance minister. De Castro was one of the Chicago Boys, trained in economics at the University of Chicago.[1] Sergio de Castro is one of the authors of the influential text known as El ladrillo, writing its prologue.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Opazo, Tania (2016-01-12). "The Boys Who Got to Remake an Economy". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) La transformación económica de chilena entre 1973-2003. Memoria Chilena.
  3. ^ Sergio de Castro Spíkula; Juan Carlos Méndez G. (1992). "El Ladrillo": Bases de la Política Económica Del Gobierno Militar Chileno. Centro de Estudios Públicos. ISBN 978-956-7015-07-8.