Ep. 48 Where Does Economic Growth Come From? Krugman Genuinely Stumped

Published: Aug. 20, 2016, 8:45 p.m.

We know how to do some things, Krugman says, like deliver health care to everyone, provide for people's retirement, and increase the wages of low-income people. But economic growth? That's a tough nut to crack, he says. We can try infrastructure spending, but maybe even that won't work. \xa0 We bring some Contra Krugman awesomeness to this pile of confusion. \xa0 Show notes for Ep. 48