Macro Musings with David Beckworth1 Juli 2019

Jeffry Frieden on the Rise of Populism, Labor Mobility, and the Eurozone

Jeffry Frieden is a professor of government at Harvard University where he specializes in the politics of international monetary and financial relations. Jeff is the author of many articles and books including *Currency Politics: The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Policy* and *Lost Decades: The Making of America's Debt Crisis and the Long Recovery*. He joins the show today to talk about some of his work. David and Jeff also explore what has led to the recent rise in populism across the nation, the difficulty of interregional labor mobility and its economic effects, and current issues within the Eurozone.

Transcript for the episode: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/podcasts/07012019/rise-populism-labor-mobility-and-eurozone

Jeff's Twitter: @jafrieden

Jeff's Harvard profile: https://scholar.harvard.edu/jfrieden

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