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The Keynesian economics of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump's election victory surprised many, but will his economic strategy to boost the US economy also be hard to predict before he takes over the leadership in Washington?

The President elect's plan to create more American jobs by investing in infrastructure has been tried in the UK decades ago, after it was promoted by the renowned economist John Maynard Keynes.

Roger Bootle, the founder of Capital Economics, tells us more about the influence of Keynesian economics on Donald Trump.

(Picture: US President elect Donald Trump savours victory. Copyright: Getty Images.)

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