Irish Brace For Strict Austerity Budget

from National Public Radio

As some debt-stricken European countries enter another round of austerity budgets, Steve Inskeep speaks to economist Jacob Kirkegaard about whether Europe's experience resembles the Asian economic crisis of the late 1990s. Kirkegaard is a fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, December 2, 2010