# An interview with Prof. Nouriel Roubini on threats to the global economy

1 Faculty News August 9, 2012 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030601.jpg?itok=GeJte3i1)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg Businessweek](http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-09/nouriel-roubini-on-threats-to-the-global-economy) -- "The underlying economic forces are partially independent of policy choices. I don’t think that if \[John\] McCain had been elected, the economy would be any better than it is today."

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