Axel Kaiser

Axel Kaiser
Kaiser in 2016
Born (1981-07-04) 4 July 1981 (age 43)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationAuthor[1]
Academic background
Alma materUniversidad Diego Portales (LL.B.)
University of Heidelberg (LL.M. in Investments, Trade and Arbitration)
University of Heidelberg (M.A. in American studies)
University of Heidelberg (Ph.D. in American studies)
ThesisThe American Philosophical Foundations of the Chilean Free Market Revolution. (2014)
Doctoral advisorKatja Patzel-Mattern, Martin Thunert y Detlef Junker
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical sciences
Philosophy
School or traditionAustrian School
InstitutionsUniversidad del Desarrollo
University of the Andes
Adolfo Ibáñez University
Stanford University

Axel Kaiser (born 4 July 1981) is a Chilean writer, lawyer and political scientist known for his work on liberalism and free-market economics. Kaiser is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society and has published articles in Forbes and other publications.[2] He is also the author of several books, including The Tyranny of Equality and The Populist Deception. A 2017 poll by La Segunda ranked him among the most admired public intellectuals in Chile.[3]

  1. ^ "La madre de todas las batallas". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ Benedikter, Roland; Siepmann, Katja; Zlosilo, Miguel (2015). "The Fiscal Dimension: Greater Fairness at the Price of a Slowing Economy? The Ideological Debate Behind Bachelet's Envisaged Tax Reform". In Roland Benedikter, Katja Siepmann (ed.). Chile in Transition. Prospects and Challenges for Latin America's Forerunner of Development. Springer International Publishing. p. 137. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-17951-3. ISBN 978-3-319-17951-3.
  3. ^ "Académico de la FAE, Alberto Mayol, fue escogido entre los intelectuales públicos más admirados" [FAE academic, Alberto Mayol, was chosen among the most admired public intellectuals]. Facultad de Administración y Economía (in Spanish). Universidad de Santiago. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2020.