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Inflation Explained And How It Might Be Solved

Inflation Explained And How It Might Be Solved

What's behind the inflation we're seeing throughout the economy? How is it landing on business owners and consumers, and what can be done about it?

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

November 18, 202123m 25s

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Show Notes

The annual inflation rate in the United States is running at a three decade high. So what's behind the inflation we're seeing throughout the economy? How is it landing on business owners and consumers, and what can be done about it?

On Today's Show:
Wendy Edelberg, director of The Hamilton Project and senior fellow, economic studies at The Brookings Institution, discusses the underpinning factors mostly related to the pandemic and weighs in on concern over long-term impact.