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Biden’s economic plan, and the banking Royal Commission two years on
Published 5 years, 1 month ago
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President Joe Biden’s new economic team faces a huge task to respond to the pandemic and rising unemployment. How is the new administration dealing with the economic fallout of the pandemic and what are the longer term plans to close the racial wealth gap? Plus, a large portion of the banking Royal Commission's recommendations have been delayed or abandoned.
Guests:Betsey Stevenson, Biden transition advisor, US Department of Treasury, former member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, economist, University of Michigan.Helen Bird, senior lecturer in governance studies at Swinburne Law SchoolKatherine Temple, Director of Policy and Campaigns, Consumer Action Law Centre