Episode 3 – Is It the Economy, Stupid?

President Bill Clinton’s electoral slogan "It’s the Economy, Stupid!" has hardly been more popular than now: according to exit polls, the economy was the number 1 reason for voters to support Donald J. Trump. But how can that be the case when the US economy is – according to "The Economist" – "the envy of the world"? Was Bidenomics as bad as its reputation? And how much can presidents actually influence the course of the economy?Let’s ask an economist: Dr. Stefan Legge will help us separate facts from (electoral) fiction. He is an award-winning teacher and lecturer who is currently head of tax and trade policy at the Institute of Law and Economics (ILE-HSG).