Episode 6 w/ Economist Dr. Amanda Phalin from University of Florida's Warrington College of Business

On this weeks episode we speak with Dr. Amanda Phalin who is an economist with the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business where she lectures on international business, global strategy and managerial economics. Her areas of specialization are development economics, environmental economics, gender issues, innovation and intellectual property rights, and international business. We speak about the affects Covid-19 is having on the economy, how the economy looked before the pandemic. We dive into the impact that climate change will have on the economy and the history of economic shifts in the way America works over our history. We also dive into the problems that persisted in the economy before the pandemic hit and how many Americans were not feeling the growth seen in the stock market or in GDP.We have our panel discussion where we look at the explosion of Covid cases in Immokalee and we discuss how this is more than just a health crisis. We discuss how policy decisions over the last four decades have set the stage for the health crisis they are now experiencing. We call on all citizens to demand more from our leaders to better support the people of Immokalee. And of course we mention some ongoing party news and event that people can sign up for. https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/health/2020/05/28/coronavirus-florida-immokalee-sees-spike-covid-19-cases-advocates-say-more-help-needed/5269803002/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/26/us/us-hospital-access-coronavirus.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/us/rural-florida-hospital.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/30/865413079/what-do-coronavirus-racial-disparities-look-like-state-by-statehttps://ciw-online.org/https://www.winknews.com/2020/04/10/immokalee-farmworkers-want-a-field-hospital-county-says-not-yet/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/12/trump-farmworkers-essential-coronavirus-safety-250142