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Summer School 5: The many ways governments influence industry

Aug 6, 2025 · 36m
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  • Traditional economics assumes markets guide themselves through supply and demand, but governments actively shape industries through tax breaks and incentives
  • The episode questions why governments pick winners like Hollywood or Arizona chip factories, and when free markets actually need intervention
  • Industrial policy represents government deciding which companies and industries should prosper or fail

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