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S6: Mythbusters: debunking economic myths
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Economics seems to be full of myths that are hard to debunk. Will robots take our jobs? Are trade deficits bad? Is China such a big economy simply because of the size of its population? This week, Nicholas Barrett, Maria Demertzis, Marta Domínguez-Jímenez and Niclas Poitiers put on the detective cap and become Bruegel's own economic mythbusters.Disclaimer: this podcast was recorded on the 3rd of March 2020, before the COVID-19 lockdown was put in place in Europe and the US. Hence, some parts of it are no longer applicable. This podcast is a member of the Europod network.
Released:
Apr 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
What the Eurozone can learn from US monetary history: The Sound of Economics is a series of podcasts about economic policy, brought to you by Bruegel. Each episode focuses on a key economic policy debate. In this episode we are joined by Jeffry Frieden, Professor of Government at Harvard University. E... by The Sound of Economics