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EPISODE · Nov 2, 2023 · 20 MIN

Why do we always think the economy is bad?

from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy

It seems like every piece of good economic news - like the GDP increasing at an impressive annual rate of 4.9% in the third quarter of 2023 - is presented with a “but”. Then there's unemployment, interest rates, inflation…what should we really be paying attention to? Dr. Mark Stehr is the director of the School of Economics at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. He sits down with us to talk about how experts analyze the economy, what it all means for everyday people, where we are right now, and why there always seems to be a negative spin to economic discussions.

It seems like every piece of good economic news - like the GDP increasing at an impressive annual rate of 4.9% in the third quarter of 2023 - is presented with a “but”. Then there's unemployment, interest rates, inflation…what should we really be paying attention to? Dr. Mark Stehr is the director of the School of Economics at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. He sits down with us to talk about how experts analyze the economy, what it all means for everyday people, where we are right now, and why there always seems to be a negative spin to economic discussions.

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