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Dec 2021
56m 33s

Supply Chains, Inflation & the Metaverse

DAVID RUNCIMAN AND CATHERINE CARR
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In a special episode recorded live at the Bristol Festival of Economics, David and Helen talk to Ed Conway, Economics Editor at Sky News, about the biggest challenges facing the global economy. How will the supply chain crisis be fixed? Is inflation the threat it appears? Can the world economic system really wean itself off coal ... Show More
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