Why the US economy is still the envy of the world : The Indicator from Planet Money

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Workers on scaffolding lay blocks on one of the larger buildings at a development site where various residential units and commercial sites are under construction.

Keith Srakocic/AP

The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch argues the U.S. economy has a set of structural advantages that have allowed it to perform remarkably well in the last couple of years compared to other developed countries. But could President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office put that edge at risk? Adrian Ma spoke with Rabinovitch for a recent episode of The Indicator. This episode is an extended cut of their conversation, previously released for Planet Money+ supporters.

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