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131. WHATEVER IT TAKES: economics in times of crisis

131. WHATEVER IT TAKES: economics in times of crisis

FromReasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd


131. WHATEVER IT TAKES: economics in times of crisis

FromReasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Mar 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hello! We're in different places but will keep bringing you episodes during these strange and challenging times. This week we’re exploring the economic response to coronavirus. Former Obama adviser Jason Furman discusses the scale of the current crisis and his plan for universal cash payments in the US. Economist Birthe Larsen explains why Denmark moved so fast on supporting wages. Then Lord Stewart Wood shares lessons from his time in Downing Street at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.AND podcasting legend Andrew Hunter Murray chats about QI, fish facts and writing his first novel.Subscribe to the Cheerful Book Club feed. Search ‘Cheerful Book Club’ or go to podfollow.com/cheerfulbookclub/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Mar 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and Sony Award-winning radio host Geoff Lloyd unearth big ideas that can change society for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.