{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 20: Abhijit V. Banerjee &amp; Esther Duflo: COVID-19, global debt &amp; zombie economics","description":"MIT Professors and winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo discuss the implications of COVID-19 globally, the decline in trust of governments, unsustainable debts, and their book, GOOD ECONOMICS FOR HARD TIMES - out now in trade paperback via PublicAffairs. Learn more about the episode:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yrJWLv Learn more about the book: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ymblie Sign up for The Current newsletter to stay up to date with all new episodes and exclusive content from your favorite authors: https:\/\/bit.ly\/2QdbG6r\u200b\u200b Subscribe to our channel for weekly content from your favorite authors: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3kpfxaP &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Current","author_url":"http:\/\/thecurrenthbg.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20283716\/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\/110125634"}