3 trends to expect from the post-pandemic economic boom, according to an expert
Paul ConstantJun 28, 2021, 23:08 IST
Visitors at the reopening of the Edge Hudson Yards in New York City.
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Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and cohost of the "Pitchfork Economics" podcast with Nick Hanauer and David Goldstein.
In the latest episode, they spoke with Economist reporter Callum Williams about the history of post-pandemic booms.
Williams says that historically, moments of crisis tend to be followed by periods of political unrest.
A Google Trends search shows use of the word "unprecedented" online spiked in December of 2016 and January 2017 - likely in response to the election and inauguration of Donald Trump. But every other spike in the use of "unprecedented" is completely dwarfed by its rise in March of 2021, when the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns began. Everyone seemed to agree: We live in unprecedented times.