Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek - Economics Rap Battle Round Two

Subscribe to our channel: If you enjoyed this video, you should watch this one next: Produced by Emergent Order. Visit us at . “Fight of the Century“ is the new economics hip-hop music video by John Papola and Russ Roberts at . According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Great Recession ended in the summer of 2009. Yet we’re all uneasy. Job growth has been disappointing. The recovery seems fragile. Where should we head from here? Is that question even meaningful? Can the government steer the economy or have past attempts helped create the mess we’re still in? In “Fight of the Century“, Keynes and Hayek weigh in on these central questions. Do we need more government spending or less? What’s the evidence that government spending promotes prosperity in troubled times? Can war or natural disasters paradoxically be good fo