Inflation and Prices
February 12, 2024
Why are prices still going up if inflation is down? What might headline inflation statistics miss that affects economic well being across different groups?
Inflation
February 12, 2024
Why are prices still going up if inflation is down? What might headline inflation statistics miss that affects economic well being across different groups?
May 8, 2024
Aggregated inflation data may not accurately represent the experiences of specific subgroups, such as low-income or rural families.
September 20, 2023
Inflation expectations have been less sensitive to rising prices than they were in the 70s and 80s, facilitating the fight against inflation.
January 18, 2022
How does the expectation of high inflation become self-fulfilling, and what proxies do we have to reflect this inherently unobservable but important economic variable?
June 19, 2022
Why is inflation so high? Who does it hurt most? And what are the prospects for it coming down? Karen Dynan of Harvard University joins EconoFact Chats to discuss these questions.
September 21, 2021
A look at how inflation is calculated, the factors that have contributed to the recent rise in inflation, and the dangers posed by high and ongoing inflation.