192. How Growing Up With Hyperinflation in Brazil Changed How Carlos Carvalho Sees Economics
Today, I'm joined on episode 69 of the "Let People Prosper" show by Dr. Carlos Carvalho, Professor at UT-Austin and Executive Director of the Salem Center.
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​We discuss:
Economic lessons that Dr. Carvalho learned living in Brazil during the 80s while the nation suffered from hyperinflation and how it relates to current overspending by Congress in the U.S. (see more on this in my episode with Dr. John Cochrane);
The importance of federalism and letting markets work; and
How the pandemic was mishandled and the importance of understanding tradeoffs.