Checks and Balance: Growth states

<p>It’s not long since <a href="economist.com/leaders/2024/03/14/americas-extr…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America was widely thought</a> to be on the brink of recession. Instead the economy expanded by 3% in 2023, and <a href="economist.com/briefing/2024/03/14/americas-eco…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">continues to defy expectations</a>. But why aren’t voters happier with Joe Biden’s economy? </p><br><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by <em>The Economist</em>’s Simon Rabinovitch and Neale Mahoney, professor of economics at Stanford University. </p><br><p>Thank you to the William J. Clinton Library and the UVA Miller Center for some of the audio used in this episode. </p><br><p><em>Sign up for a </em><a href="subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus?utm_c…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>free trial</em></a><em> of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Econ…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><br><p><br></p>

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