28-Year Old PhD Student Debunks the Most Influential Austerity Study
ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, CAPITALISM, ECONOMICS, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS, 22 Apr 2013
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
New study refutes Reinhart and Rogoff analysis that underpins austerity policy around the world; shows no relation between debt and lack of growth.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRdJod4wjSE
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