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Barry Eichengreen: In Defense of Public Debt
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Much has been said and written about the dangers of government borrowing. In their new book, In Defense of Public Debt, economic historian Barry Eichengreen and his co-authors trace the evolution of sovereign debt from the wars of medieval Europe through the Covid-19 crisis, illustrating public debt's many positive uses, from reacting to financial crises to building public works. In this podcast, Eichengreen discusses the book with Finance and Development Magazine’s Chris Wellisz. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3ec6Hvj
Released:
Dec 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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