Middle-Out Roadmap: Building an Economy That Works for Workers
Summary
This episode revisits a 2024 Democracy Journal symposium on "middle-out economics," featuring experts from the Roosevelt Institute, White House NEC, and Duke University
Topics discussed
Introduction and the Middle-Out Economics thesis
Felicia Wong on marrying government spending with worker power
Analysis of the American Rescue Plan and economic recovery
Debunking inflation myths and comparing global responses
Economic ethics, purpose, and the limits of Friedman's view
Antitrust enforcement and protecting workers from corporate power
Industrial policy, democracy, and combating authoritarianism
Market failures and the need for rigorous policy evaluation
Heidi Shierholz on labor law, inequality, and shared growth
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