Free the Economy podcast: Protecting consumer credit with Caroline Melear
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In this week’s episode we cover new research on trade and tariffs, how to understand market forces, and good news for coral reefs. Our interview this week is with Caroline Melear, Resident Fellow in Finance at the R Street Institute. We’ll talk about consumer finance, financial regulation, the Credit Card Competition Act, and why interest rates are just regular prices.
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Join us next week when our guest will be Justin Callais, chief economist with the Archbridge Institute.