Barry Eichengreen on his latest book "In Defense of Public Debt"

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On Thursday, October 7, Barry Eichengreen joined Markus’ Academy for a lecture. Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at Berkeley. Introductory remarks by Markus Brunnermeier

Timestamps
[0:00] Introductory Remarks
[10:00] Shifts in views on public debt
[16:59] History of deficit spending
[30:29] Covid-19 crisis economic response
[34:45] Historical debt fighting
[50:33] Possible crises in the future
[52:36] U.S. role as global lender