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In Brief: It's a Debt Trap (with Justin Wolfers)

Jan 30, 2023

29:46

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Justin Wolfers

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Is It Legal to Mint a Twelfth of a Dollar?

02:23

How Do You Know When There's No More Nickels Down the Back of the Couch?

01:36

The Debt Limit

02:02

Introduction

2min

Is the US Debt of the Quality of Student Debt?

2min

Isn't It Tough to Go to Vegas?

2min

Are You in Over Your Head?

2min

Is the Debt Limit Irrational?

2min

The Debt Limit

2min

Is There a Deal?

2min

Is There a Catastrophe in the Debt Limit?

2min

Can Higher Interest Rates Cause a Catastrophe?

3min

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Is There a Political Impetus for Congress to Get Rid of the Debt Ceiling?

2min

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How Do You Know When There's No More Nickels Down the Back of the Couch?

2min

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Is It Legal to Mint a Twelfth of a Dollar?

2min

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The Debt Limit Is a Manufactured Crisis and Here's a Way Out of It

3min

What is the debt ceiling? And how concerned should we be about the national debt? Preet speaks with Justin Wolfers, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan.

Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338.

References & Supplemental Materials:

Justin Wolfers’ biography
Justin’s podcast, Think Like An Economist
“The U.S. Hit the Debt Ceiling. What Does That Mean and What Happens Now?” NYT, 1/19/23

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Stay Tuned with Preet

In Brief: It's a Debt Trap (with Justin Wolfers)

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Is It Legal to Mint a Twelfth of a Dollar?

How Do You Know When There's No More Nickels Down the Back of the Couch?

The Debt Limit

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