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Apr 2021
16m 10s

S E39: Fiscal Policy - Government Spendi...

Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers
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There's no bigger player in the economy than the government, which can adjust billions of dollars worth of taxes and spending. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers explain how policymakers can adjust these levers to keep the economy on track.

Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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