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Axel Kicillof

Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Lousteau and his girlfriend Anita attend the final match at the Buenos Aires Open tennis tournament between Jose Acasuso and David Nalbandian February 24, 2008.

Inflation — and hotness — make economists superstars in Argentina 

Economics

He’s not a rock star or an actor, but Martín Lousteau is a celebrity in Argentina — even though he’s an economist. He’s also not alone. The quirky popularity of attractive economists in Argentina belies the country’s real, everyday problems with inflation.

A man looks at a poster placed on an advertising board that reads "Yesterday, Braden or Peron - Today: Griesa or Cristina", in Buenos Aires on July 29, 2014. Argentine debt negotiators held talks in New York on Tuesday with the U.S. mediator in the South

The new Argentine debt crisis resurrects painful memories and fears of economic disaster

Economics