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Killing zombie ideas (with Paul Krugman)
In his latest book, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman argues that economics has been eaten from within by bad assumptions he calls “zombie ideas.” You’ve encountered these zombies before: the idea that cutting taxes creates growth, or that providing healthcare for an entire country is too expensive. This week, Krugman joins Nick and Goldy in the fight to win economic models back from the neoclassical undead.
Paul Krugman is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics…
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