
E397 - Assessing the Iran War's "structural damage" with Harvard economist Gita Gopinath
Published: April 11, 2026
Duration: 32:29
Rising energy prices, higher inflation, and growing economic uncertainty — a Harvard economist says the fallout from the Iran war is already being felt.
On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with Harvard economist and former IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath to unpack how the conflict is rippling through the global economy. As oil and gas prices surge, inflation is climbing, adding new costs for households and businesses and putting pressure on growth worldwide.
Gopinath explains that while the immediate hit to global growth may seem modest, the bigger concern is longer-term “structural dama...