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We found out that the UK came close to insolvency in March as a result of the turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Thankfully, the country managed to avoid that.
Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented damage to the UK economy. In this episode, we speak with Benjamin Nabarro, a senior economist at Citi Group and IFS Deputy Director, Carl Emmerson. We ask what the forecast is for the economy, how Brexit will impact that forecast, how the government can help the economy recover and what the long-term effects of this crisis might be.
Host
Paul Johnson
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Participants
Carl Emmerson
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, an expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Benjamin Nabarro
Benjamin Nabarro is a Senior Associate in the Global Strategy and Macro Group at Citi Research. He joined Citi in July 2016, previously working in Global Thematic Research and is currently based in the London office. Ben holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford and has also studied at Stanford University.
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