Inflation, Indexation and Venezuela’s Distributive Problem: A Conversation with Tony Boza - Venezuelanalysis

Inflation, Indexation and Venezuela’s Distributive Problem: A Conversation with Tony Boza - Venezuelanalysis

Tony Boza is a Venezuelan economist and United Socialist Party (PSUV) National Assembly member from Zulia state. Together with Pasqualina Curcio and Juan Carlos Valdez, he is one of the main proponents of wage indexation as a mechanism to protect Venezuelans’ purchasing power. In this interview, Boza takes stock of present economic policies, debates around inflation, and the challenges for Venezuela’s besieged economy. According to official data…