Justin Wolfers Answers Your Questions on the National Debt | The Professor Is In
In this follow-up to his episode diving in to the federal debt and deficit, Justin Wolfers responds to audience comments and questions including: where are interest payments going? Why can’t the government just print more money? And how do changes in immigration impact our ability to pay back our debt? If you'd like Justin to answer your question in a future segment of The Professor Is In, leave a comment below. And don’t forget to like and subscribe! Chapters: 00:36 Interest payments explained 03:29 Why don’t we just print more money 07:12 Who actually pays the national debt 11:39 How population change affects this story
About Justin Wolfers
Justin James Michael Wolfers (born December 11, 1972) is an Australian-American economist and public policy scholar. He is professor of economics and public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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