454 Results for “inflation”

While Europe faces the specter of overwhelming debt, another deficit lies at the heart of the inability to find a solution: a deficit of trust.

You would have thought that to be a “jazz economist” was a good thing. I first imagined a “cool cat” that would entrance the hearts and minds of the populace. Not so.

Despite post-2008 regulations, the boom-bust credit cycle continues to run wild

70 years ago today, Edward A. Tenenbaum helped pull off an astounding feat—successfully reforming Germany’s currency after World War II

What we’re reading: Recent statements from the IMF and the OECD highlight a growing call for new economic policy thinking in response to the specter of long-term stagnation

Every banking crisis has its own overarching narratives and coincidental streams of various sub-narratives that course through the marketplace day to day.

Industry lobbyists vehemently oppose Medicare drug price negotiations. However, physician-scientist Fred Ledley and economist William Lazonick debunk their arguments.

Honorary Vice President at IMANI Center for policy and education, Bright Simons, on the challenges Ghana is facing

The multipolar financial world is here. The United States can survive it – but only with major political and economic changes at home. It’s time to start thinking about what those need to be.

Why Pushing on a String Has Never Worked

Central bankers pursue a “neutral” rate that doesn’t exist

We know about emergency lending, but what we are missing is the macroeconomic framework to guide a new rule for stabilization policy

The IRA has the potential to rectify the imbalance between public benefit and private incentives

‘Helicopter money’ may in some circumstances be the only certain way to stimulate nominal demand

Austerity for ordinary citizens and bank rescues for the affluent is a toxic mix