Is “the Trump Effect” a Real Factor in the Economy?

Gina Shakespeare
10/27/2019
Updated:
10/27/2019

If you’re wondering where the economy is headed, you’re not alone. There are enough data, indicators and economists’ opinions to argue either way. But behavioural economist Robert Shiller thinks Trump’s free-spending ways and motivational speaker style of leadership may be leading factors. He has even predicted that, due to the “Trump Effect”, the next recession may be “years away.” Is Shiller right?

Gina Shakespeare is a film and television producer from New Zealand. Over the past 15 years, she has produced and directed hundreds of hours of content, including TV commercials, programs, and corporate video for a wide variety of clientele; and has authored 3 short films. She is currently the producer and host of "Declassified," an investigative news program by The Epoch Times.
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