Paul Krugman on zombie economics

<p>Nobel prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman joins the <em>Prospect </em>podcast to talk about what he calls “zombie economics”: the right-wing free market economic orthodoxy that he believes persists past its sell-by date. He also reflects on America’s 2020 election, whether he misjudged Obama, and if he has faith in the future of economics.</p><br><p>Paul Krugman’s <em>Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future</em>, is published by W. W. Norton: <a href="https://www.wwnorton.co.uk/books/9781324005018-arguing-with-zombies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wwnorton.co.uk/books/9781324005018-arguing-with-zombies</a></p><br><p>Articles discussed in the introduction:</p><p>Paul Krugman on the coronavirus and climate change: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/opinion/coronavirus-trump-response.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/opinion/coronavirus-trump-response.html</a></p><br><p>David Runciman on Keynesians and the lockdown: <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n07/david-runciman/too-early-or-too-late" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n07/david-runciman/too-early-or-too-late</a></p><br><p>Tom Clark on coronavirus’s market aftershocks: <a href="https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/locking-down-leaders-damned-whatever-they-do-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-quarantine-social-distancing-economy-recession" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/locking-down-leaders-damned-whatever-they-do-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-quarantine-social-distancing-economy-recession</a></p><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>