THE MIGHTY THAW? How to wake up a frozen economy

<p><strong>What buttons can government push to wake up a comatose economy,</strong> and will they work this time? Will this formerly Conservative government need to go full Keynesian with a bonanza of giveaways to stimulate activity? Or if fear of persistent virus stops us returning to “normal”, might Government withdraw its support measures to <em>force</em> us back to work? Alex Andreou talks to <strong>DR GEMMA TETLOW</strong>, Chief Economist at the <a href="https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Institute for Government</a>, about the fiendishly complex task of bringing the economy back from suspended animation.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“Ten years of focus on greater efficiency drove out some of the resilience that might have been there.”&nbsp;</em></li><li><em>“If we come out of this with people holding on to their money then Government may need to stimulate the economy even more.”&nbsp;</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Presented by Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. <strong>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.</strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>