Corporate tax and the trade balance

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Corporate tax and the trade balance

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Economist Brad Setser and Alphaville's Matt Klein dig into the recent changes to corporate tax policy in the US, and what effect these will have on the global economy. Music by Podington Bear. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Feb 9, 2018

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