Affonso Celso Pastore
Affonso Celso Pastore | |
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| Born | 19 June 1938 Brazil |
| Died | 21 February 2024 (aged 85) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, professor |
| Years active | 1970s–2024 |
| Known for | President of the Brazilian Central Bank (1983–1985), Secretary of the Treasury for the State of São Paulo |
Affonso Celso Pastore (19 June 1938 – 21 February 2024) was a distinguished Brazilian economist notable for his leadership as president of the Brazilian Central Bank between 1983 and 1985, as well as for his role as Secretary of the Treasury for the State of São Paulo. He established and managed A.C. Pastore & Associados, an economic advisory firm headquartered in São Paulo, and served as Brazil’s representative for Latin Source, a consortium of independent economic consultants.
During President João Baptista Figueiredo’s administration, Pastore held the position of Central Bank president. Before this appointment, he was São Paulo’s Secretary of Finance from 1979 to 1983, working under Governors Paulo Salim Maluf and José Maria Marin. His earlier career included directing research at the Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas, affiliated with the University of São Paulo, and at the Fundação Centro de Estudos do Comércio Exterior (FUNCEX).
Pastore completed both his undergraduate and doctoral studies in economics at the Universidade de São Paulo. He also served as Professor and Dean of its Department of Economics from 1978 until 1999. Additionally, he provided graduate instruction in subjects such as "Open Economy Macroeconomics", "Money and Banking", and "Econometrics" at Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro.
He died in São Paulo on 21 February 2024, aged 84.
Bibliography
- Affonso Pastore, Marcelo Gazzano, Maria Pinotti, Inflação e crises: O papel da moeda, Elsevier Brasil, published on 10 November 2014, ISBN 978-85-352-8249-8
- Most widely held works by Affonso Celso Pastore, WorldCat