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Nov 2021
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A Conversation with Greg Mankiw: Financi...

Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers
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Professor Greg Mankiw is one of the most influential economists today: a New Keynesian, advisor to Presidents, and a good friend of Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers. In this episode, the three of them discuss what we can learn from financial crises, why globalisation has lost its shine, and how best to communicate economic ideas.

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