Joe Biden's considerable economic challenges

President-elect Joe Biden addresses his supporters on Saturday, November 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

AP Photo / Andrew Harnik

By: Jean-Pierre Boris Follow

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Despite the difficulties of the transition between Trump and Biden, the latter is putting in place the teams that will help him lead the country.

He must also define the main economic measures that he will apply upon his arrival at the White House.

Arbitrations that will take into account the coronavirus pandemic.

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On January 20, 2021, willy-nilly, Donald J. Trump and Mike Pence will leave the White House to give way to the victorious Democratic ticket, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

The challenge to Joe Biden, the president-elect, is considerable.

He must repair American democracy, which is in very bad shape, and to do so repair an economy in crisis, revive it while reducing social and racial inequalities and returning to an environmental policy worthy of the name.

What are the economic tracks on which Joe Biden is starting, what economic program can he apply, these are the questions asked by Jean-Pierre Boris to his two guests:

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, independent economist. 

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, lecturer at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, specialist in the American economy.

Jean-Baptiste Velut contributed to the book

 edited by Lauric Henneton, Vendémiaire editions, with a chapter entitled

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