February 2025 Friday’s e-links: An Economic Podcast

Every once in a while, (and sometimes each day) I listen to a great podcast, enjoy an article, or see a good video that I want to share with you.

Last updated 2/07/25

I’ve been listening to the weekly episodes of the Financial Times’s “The Economics Show,”  and this week’s was especially good. Interviewed by one of FT’s most interesting columnists, Martin Sandbu, Harvard economist Dani Rodrik initially focused on tariffs and then proceeded onward to much more including a grade for President Biden’s economic policy. While he covered the traditional, tariff topics from an economist’s perspective, he did express one surprise. His suggested response to a Trump tariff was clever, potentially effective, and very different. Thinking of the politicians though, his idea was not a crowd pleaser. Do listen to the podcast to hear what he said.