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Ask An Economist: How to lower inflation

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Ask An Economist: How to lower inflation

US inflation is now at a 40-year high. So, what are we going to do about it? That depends on where you think the problem is coming from, American economist and University of Chicago professor Austan Goolsbee says on GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Making sense of global inflation, looming recession, & economists who disagree

Listen: Did US inflation come from supply, or did it come from demand? On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer speaks with economist and University of Chicago professor Austan Goolsbee about the causes of the current high levels of inflation in the US and around the world. If inflation is being driven by too much stimulus, as economists like Larry Summers believe, Goolsbee believes the Federal Reserve is doing the right thing by raising interest rates to cool demand. But if inflation is mostly due to the war in Ukraine or supply chain disruptions, rate hikes might result in stagflation.