This paper studies the macroeconomic consequences of undermining central bank independence through politically motivated ...

News about inflation has been everywhere over the past few years. But even if you haven’t been watching TV or reading the financial press, you’ve no doubt felt some pain in your wallet as prices for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Greg Licholai writes and teaches about innovation in healthcare. In 2022, the Biden Administration enacted the Inflation Reduction ...

Explore the effects of cost-push and demand-pull inflation on supply, demand, and prices. Learn the causes and key differences to better understand economic impacts.

Does inflation help improve public finances? This paper documents the dynamic responses of fiscal variables to an inflation shock, using both quarterly and annual panel data for a broad set of ...

New government data shows inflation may be showing signs of easing. That may be good news for retirees and people approaching retirement. The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, may be ...

Economists forecast the CPI to rise 0.2% in May after rising by the same amount in April. The goods data will be closely watched for early signs of tariff-driven inflation, with larger impacts ...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation surged in the United States and across much of the globe. In the United States, the 12-month change in prices, as measured by the personal consumption ...

The study "The Well-Being Cost of Inflation Inequalities" was supported by the French National Research Agency Grant ANR-17-EURE-0020. Research support by the CEPREMAP Well-being Observatory and the ...

David A. Steinberg is an associate professor of international political economy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. His research focuses on the politics of international ...

Consumer prices rose 2 percent in June from a year earlier, a bit higher than economists expected, with a big jump in hotel prices coinciding with a blockbuster series of concerts. Source: Office for ...