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How Governments Shape Markets

May 10, 2025 ()

Even in free markets, governments still make plays.

Chris Hughes is a co-founder of Facebook and an economist who specializes in the history of Fed policy. He is also the author of “MarketCrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy.” Hughes joined Ricky Mulvey to discuss:

- Modern examples of American “market craft.”

- How to fix the housing crisis.

- What we did and didn’t get from $2 trillion in COVID aid.

Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Chris Hughes

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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