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Credit and crises, and the economic shocks of 2016 thus far
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39 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2016
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During normal economic cycles, increasing credit hides an economy's deeper problems, but when a financial crisis hits, all of that credit flips from shock absorber to shock multiplier. Professor of economics Alan Taylor explains his research. Then, FT journalists discuss some of the biggest shocks of 2016, including the change in perception at the Fed over what type of monetary policy would benefit the US economy. Visit FT.com/alphachat for show notes and links. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jun 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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