Paul Krugman on Challenging Zombie Ideas

Masters in Business

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Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 14 February 2020

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews economist, bestselling author and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, whose most recent book is “Arguing With Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future.” Krugman has authored or edited more than 20 books and 200 scholarly articles, and was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008.

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0:00.0	May 23rd through the 25th, the Qatar Economic Forum powered by Bloomberg returns to Doha,
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0:26.8	Visit QatarEconomicForum.com to learn more.
0:32.1	This is Masters in Business with Barry Rittoltz on Bloomberg Radio.
0:37.4	This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest.
0:40.6	His name is Paul Krugman, and you probably know him from his ubiquitous New York Times columns.
0:47.2	If you don't know him from that, you must know him from, from television, from all of his books,
0:53.1	including his textbooks.
0:54.6	He was the 2008 winner of the Nobel Prize, as well as just too many honorifics to list.
1:03.5	If you are remotely interested in any of the following economics,
1:10.2	income inequality, climate change, the history of economic development and thought,
1:16.9	how public policy affects the population,
1:21.5	health care law, climate change, go down the list.
1:25.8	We just want out on everything, and it's just an absolutely fascinating conversation.
1:32.5	So with no further ado, my MIB interview with Paul Krugman.
1:39.7	This is Masters in Business with Barry Rittoltz on Bloomberg Radio.
1:45.2	My extra special guest today is Paul Krugman.
1:48.5	He is the winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize for his contributions to new trade theory and new economic geography.
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