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Feb 2023
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Jim Chanos: The Golden Age of Fraud in F...

INSTITUTE FOR NEW ECONOMIC THINKING (INET)
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Jim Chanos, the president and founder of Kynikos Associates and well-known investment manager talks to Rob about the post-pandemic financial system, which has become more steeped in a casino culture than it has been in a very long time, and whether China's financial situation serves as an example or as a warning.

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