João Sayad (1 December 1945 – 5 September 2021) was a Brazilian

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, professor of the Department of Economics, Management and Accounting of the

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and a Secretary of Finance for the state of

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. He was awarded a PhD in economics by

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. Sayad was also once president and chairman of the board of directors of the Inter-American Development Bank in São Paulo and director of the Economic Research Institute Foundation at the University of São Paulo.

Political views

Sayad was described by the Brazilian magazine ''Época'' in an interview as an academic who holds eclectic views on politics and economics. He is known for his analyzing of the economic dispute between the

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s and the

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, allegedly not taking a specific bias toward either side.(translated from portuguese)"...The 69 year old economist João Sayad, is an eclectic individual. Without any political affiliation, he has navigated through an array of different political currents...In his new book, Dinheiro, Dinheiro (Money, Money) (Ed.Portfolio Penguin), he has analyzed the endless economic dispute between the monetarists and the keynesians." Sayad has many times discussed and commented on the current political crisis surrounding

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and the Workers' Party, along with its impact on the economy of the country. He has been described as a "skeptical" in regards to the promises alleged by the current Brazilian government and its capacity to manage the current state of the economy.

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*Interview (in Portuguese) 1945 births 2021 deaths Brazilian economists University of São Paulo alumni Yale University alumni {{Brazil-academic-bio-stub