12 May 2023
26m

Inflation and the Profit-Price Spiral

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Planet Money

This podcast episode delves into the factors driving inflation, shifting the focus from wages to corporate profits. It explores how rising corporate profits and markups, rather than just rising wages, have significantly contributed to inflation, particularly in 2021. Economists and central bankers are urging corporations to lower prices to combat inflation, and some propose solutions like windfall profit taxes.

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