A Conversation with Larry Summers: The Influence of Economic Ideas and the Dangers of Secular Stagnation

Larry Summers has been at the forefront of economic thinking for decades - a World Bank chief economist, Professor at Harvard and U.S. Treasury Secretary. He's also warned that the global economy is in the midst of secular stagnation. In this episode, he tells Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers why the economy is stagnant, in spite of low interest rates. The three economists also discuss why their field is so influential, and Larry reveals how policy makers get things done. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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A Conversation with Larry Summers: The Influence of Economic Ideas and the Dangers of Secular Stagnation is an episode from Think Like An Economist by Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers.

This episode is 31:35 long.

This episode was published on Nov 9, 2021.

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