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Daniel Matamala

Daniel Matamala is a Chilean journalist. He works for CNN Chile where he hosts Primera Edición, CNN Prime y Ciudadanos. He also has a career as an investigative journalist and is the author of five nonfiction books. In 2018, he participated in the Stigler Center's Journalists in Residence Program.
Economic History

The Complicated Legacy of the “Chicago Boys” in Chile

Daniel Matamala
How did a group of Chicago-trained economists manage to turn Chile into the cradle of neoliberalism? As the country aims to move away from...
Covid-19

Economic Crisis and Poverty Might Kill More People Than the Coronavirus

Daniel Matamala
Saving lives is the priority. Doing so depends on a delicate balance between health, economic, and social variables. But, above all, it depends on a population that trusts that these measures seek the common good, not the interest of a few.
Covid-19

In Chile, It Is Always the Banks That Decide the Direction of Politics

Daniel Matamala
Chile's government announced it would deliver $24 billion in state-guaranteed loans through the financial system to save companies at risk of bankruptcy due to the...
Covid-19

Chile Reaches Its Greenspan Moment

Daniel Matamala
"I am in a state of shocked disbelief," former Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan said during the 2008 crisis, before confessing: "I found a...
Covid-19

Populism Weakened the Immune System of Our Democracies. Chile Is an Example

Daniel Matamala
Modern societies have developed immune systems to deal with epidemics: international cooperation, social cohesion, universal health care systems. But today we face the greatest...
Antitrust and Competition

Why an Antimonopoly Movement Is the Kind of Populism That Chile Needs

Daniel Matamala
President Piñera's approval rating has reached a record low, not just for the Chilean democracy, but for all of South America. The rise of...
Antitrust and Competition

How Economic Concentration and Crony Capitalism Led to the Chaos in Chile

Daniel Matamala
The signals of unrest in Chile mounted for years amid corruption scandals, rising inequality, and new monopolies. The fare increase on public transport that...

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