Ep. 215 Don’t Worry About the Deficit!
That’s Krugman’s message now. Interestingly, back in 2003 the very indicators he’s now using to tell us not to worry were actually less pronounced, and yet back then he was…
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That’s Krugman’s message now. Interestingly, back in 2003 the very indicators he’s now using to tell us not to worry were actually less pronounced, and yet back then he was…
Krugman blames the “austerity” that began a decade ago for ensuing economic ills and political instability. This is a fashionable enough view, but the evidence against it is more or…
Although details are still emerging, a deal has evidently been reached between China and the United States regarding trade. Did Trump accomplish anything (from his standpoint)? Was the whole thing…
We discuss the impeachment, Krugman’s selective praise for whistleblowers, and what the correct approach to the problem of “crony capitalism” should be. Krugman Column “Trump Gives U.S. Business the Ukraine Treatment” (November…
We recorded this episode before a live audience at — of all places — the Austrian central bank in Vienna, where the Austrian Economics Center held a two-day academic conference….