Confused about inflation? You're not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated. Let's start with the simplest ...

As she walked the aisles of Walmart in Frazer, Ashley Williams of Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood wanted to know the “mathematics behind” the rising cost of milk, eggs and other staples. Terry ...

Over the last 50 years, economists at our hometown institutions played important roles creating a new understanding of macroeconomics that goes beyond the well-known formula called the Phillips Curve ...

Editor’s note: This is the second story in an occasional series on the causes and impact of inflation. Consider the humble Triscuit. Introduced in 1902, it’s been a snack-cracker staple for decades in ...

Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying output of goods and services, price levels, and labor use provides ...

This paper explores the macroeconomic implications of lowering the inflation target in an Emerging Market such as South Africa using the IMF’s Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal model (GIMF). Model ...

Geoff Bertram does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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