Austan Goolsbee on Virus Economics
The former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama speaks with clarity and common sense about how virus economics are different than normal economics.
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This week on the Podcast, Austan Goolsbee, the former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama, speaks with clarity and common sense about how virus economics are different than normal economics.
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