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Paul Krugman Is Actually 'Optimistic' About Our Economic Future

Paul Krugman Is Actually 'Optimistic' About Our Economic Future

Despite how the economy has looked during COVID, this Nobel Prize-winning economist says that once it's over, he actually has high hopes for the future.

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

February 18, 202124m 52s

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Despite how the economy has looked during COVID, this Nobel Prize-winning economist says that once it's over, he actually has high hopes for the future.

On Today's Show:
Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, New York Times columnist, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of (now in paperback) Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), offers his analysis on Pres. Biden's economic recovery plans and why deficits shouldn't be a big concern.