Former White House Economist on How Government Contributed to Rise of Substance Abuse During Covid

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INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE.

Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Casey Mulligan, Former Chief Economist of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (2018-19).

This week Price and Mulligan discuss a recent paper released by the professor on the negative impact government policies had when it comes to the rise of drug abuse in the United States.
Learn more at https://nber.org, about drug and alcohol deaths between 2020-21 and the contribution of fiscal policy to those.

According to the NY Times, “Mulligan is affiliated with a number of professional organizations, including the National Bureau of Economic Research, the George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, and the Population Research Center. He is also the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including those from the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Smith- Richardson Foundation, and the John M. Olin Foundation.

“Professor Mulligan received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1993. He has also served as a visiting professor teaching public economics at Harvard University, Clemson University, and Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago.”

LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW IN ITS ENTIRETY HERE

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