Money Talks: Touring America’s industrial revival

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act on America's industrial landscape through a road trip to various construction sites.

President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act promised $370bn for green infrastructure and industry. It has spurred a surge in massive construction efforts such as battery plants and electric-vehicle factories. Our correspondent goes on a road trip, visiting small towns with big new projects under way and gauging the success of Mr Biden’s economic policy so far. Hosts: Alice Fulwood, Tom Lee-Devlin and Henry Tricks Runtime: 44 min This is a free episode of Money Talks. To listen every week, sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alice Fulwood, Tom Lee-Devlin, Henry Tricks

Topics covered

• industrial revival
• green infrastructure
• economic policy
• construction
• electric vehicles

Keywords

• Inflation Reduction Act
• green infrastructure
• battery plants
• electric-vehicle factories
• economic policy

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Organizations: The Economist, Acast

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