Ep. 48 Where Does Economic Growth Come From? Krugman Genuinely Stumped
We know how to do some things, Krugman says, like deliver health care to everyone, provide for people’s retirement, and increase the wages of low-income people. But economic growth? That’s a tough nut to crack, he says. We can try infrastructure spending, but maybe even that won’t work.
We bring some Contra Krugman awesomeness to this pile of confusion.
Krugman Column
“Wisdom, Courage, and the Economy” (August 15, 2016)
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Other Krugman Items
“Roots of evil (wonkish)” (March 3, 2009)
“Is Growth Over?” (December 27, 2012)
Contra Columns
“Does Depression Economics Change the Rules?” by Bob Murphy
“The SEC Makes Wall Street More Fraudulent” by Bob Murphy
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