Why the post-pandemic economy is humbling forecasters
Episode 126 of Down to Business podcast
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We may never reach the stage where we don’t have to wear masks on airplanes, but we may start flying just as much as we did prior to the pandemic.
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This week on Down to Business, Beata Caranici, chief economist of TD Bank, discussed the economic recovery and the normalization of social distancing, masks and other behavior.
For many economists, the recovery is going far better than expected, although Caranci made clear that there’s lot of uncertainty on the horizon.
She talked about supply chain disruptions, including whether they’re transitory or related to longer-term structural changes, labour shortages, wages and a lot more.
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