{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 12: Gegenpressing GDP","description":"Our economy's contracted. And Lionel Messi's looking for someone new to contract with. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul dissect both situations in episode 12 of Econ Central. Also discussed: Amitabh Bachchan's crocodile.  Also check out: 1.&amp;nbsp;Demystifying GDP&amp;nbsp;-- Episode 130 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rajeswari Sengupta). 2.&amp;nbsp;What a Long Strange Trip It's Been&amp;nbsp;-- Episode 188 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Arvind Subramanian). 3.&amp;nbsp;The Indian Economy in 2019&amp;nbsp;-- Episode 153 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul). 4.&amp;nbsp;DeMon, Morality and the Predatory Indian State&amp;nbsp;\u2014 Episode 85 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan). 5. The Seen\/Unseen episodes on GST:&amp;nbsp;1,&amp;nbsp;2,&amp;nbsp;3.  6.&amp;nbsp;We Are Fighting Two Disasters: Covid-19 and the Indian State&amp;nbsp;-- Amit Varma. 7. The Seen\/Unseen episodes on Covid-19:&amp;nbsp;1,&amp;nbsp;2,&amp;nbsp;3.  8.&amp;nbsp;Many acts behind the world\u2019s worst economic slump&amp;nbsp;-- Vivek Kaul. 9.&amp;nbsp;The US Economy Contracted by 9.1% and not 32%. India\u2019s Economy Contracted by 23.9%&amp;nbsp;-- Vivek Kaul. 10.&amp;nbsp;Who Moved My Interest Rate?&amp;nbsp;-- D Subbarao. 11.&amp;nbsp;Forget the romance, a Messi-Guardiola reunion would not make City better&amp;nbsp;-- Jonathan Wilson. 12. Wikipedia articles on the&amp;nbsp;Fallacy of Composition,&amp;nbsp;Cherry Picking, the&amp;nbsp;Halo Effect&amp;nbsp;and the&amp;nbsp;Winner's Curse. 13.&amp;nbsp;The Halo Effect&amp;nbsp;(2007) -- Amit Varma. 14.&amp;nbsp;Ganga Jamuna Saraswati&amp;nbsp;-- Full movie on YouTube. 15.&amp;nbsp;Amar Akbar Anthony: Masala, Madness and Manmohan Desai&amp;nbsp;-- Sidharth Bhatia. 16.&amp;nbsp;The 10 Rules of Successful Nations&amp;nbsp;-- Ruchir Sharma. 17.&amp;nbsp;The Rise and Fall of Nations&amp;nbsp;-- Ruchir Sharma. 18.&amp;nbsp;Do We Need Billionaires?&amp;nbsp;-- Episode 9 of Econ Central. 19.&amp;nbsp;The Great Reversal&amp;nbsp;--&amp;nbsp;Thomas Philippon. 20.&amp;nbsp;The Hype Around the Stock Market&amp;nbsp;-- Episode 6 of Econ Central.  Do also check out Amit\u2019s writing course,&amp;nbsp;The Art of Clear Writing, as well as&amp;nbsp;The India Uncut Newsletter. And ah, Vivek\u2019s new website at&amp;nbsp;vivekkaul.com&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;all his books&amp;nbsp;on Amazon. ","author_name":"Econ Central","author_url":"http:\/\/econcentral.in","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15866573\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/82647086"}