Mark Blyth on the Winners and Losers from Inflation

21/07/2025 1h 2min
Mark Blyth on the Winners and Losers from Inflation

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Podcast: Macro Musings with David Beckworth (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Mark Blyth on the Winners and Losers from InflationPub date: 2025-06-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Mark Blyth is a professor of international economics at Brown University. In Mark's first appearance on the show, he discusses his new book Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers, the concept of angrynomics, a new way to look at price controls, demographic decline, and much more. Check out the transcript for this week's episode, now with links. Recorded on June 4th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack: Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X: @DavidBeckworth Follow Mark on X: @MkBlyth Follow the show on X: @Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings merch! Subscribe to David's new BTS YouTube Channel Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:50 - Angrynomics 00:03:56 - Motivation for 'Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers' 00:08:27 - Five Things They Don't Tell You About Inflation 00:14:32 - Good, Bad, and Ugly Inflation 00:18:14 - Interest Rates and Inflation 00:21:33 - Price Controls 00:26:13 - Stories About Inflation 00:35:03 - Hyperinflation 00:42:24 - Pandemic Inflation 00:58:00 - Disinflation, China, and Demographic Decline 01:00:30 - Recommendations for Policymakers 01:02:00 - OutroThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mercatus Center at George Mason University, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.