Consumer Spending and Economic Recovery

Consumer Spending and Economic Recovery

Consumers continue to tighten their belts rather than spending at stores. What's driving consumer behavior and how it affects the prospect for economic recovery in the U.S.

Consumers continue to tighten their belts rather than spending at stores. What's driving consumer behavior and how it affects the prospect for economic recovery in the U.S.

Guests

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

president of the American Action Forum, chief economist and director of the Congressional Budget Office from 2003 to 2006.

Robert Reich

professor of public policy, University of California, Berkeley, and former secretary of labor under President Clinton.

Sudeep Reddy

economics reporter, Wall Street Journal.

Josh Bivens

economist, Economic Policy Institute.

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