#7: Dr. Herb Emery - COVID19, UBI, Manufacturing & The Future

In this episode:

• COVID19
  • New Brunswick celebrates prematurely as 2 new cases are introduced.
• David's writing process over the years: It's the Economy, Stupid
• The Unsettled Newsletter continues to grow!  Thank you!

• The towering Herb Emery joins us in the virtual studio!
  • Herb holds the Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics at the University of New Brunswick
  • Why was Herb misled about New Brunswick and the Maritimes?
  • Does New Brunswick need to be saved?
  • Why did New Brunswick weather 2008 better than most in the region?
  • Will the same be true of COVID19?
  • Does what helps us on a rainy day, hurt us when the sun shines?
  • Why does Herb think not much will change in the scheme of things?
  • David and Herb banter about UBI, it's use and it's risks.
  • What is the JDI Roundtable of Manufacturing Competitiveness?
• Herb plays "Pivot or Double-Down?"! 
  • Does manufacturing have a future in NB?
• Going Global
  • Warren Buffet sells positions in all 4 major American airlines.  What does Herb think changes permanently as a result of COVID19?

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• Listener Eddie Ratunga asks David how we can capitalize on our aging population.

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