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The top economic issues in 2019
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23 minutes
Released:
Jan 3, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
David Wessel, senior fellow and director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, discusses the top economic issues facing the United States in the upcoming year. Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds, fellow in Governance Studies, offers her analysis of issues facing the newly-sworn in 116th Congress. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on iTunes, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
Released:
Jan 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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