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Inflation | Podcast
Most people and virtually all businesses now use electronic money for their transactions, yet central banks are still dealing with....
MILES KIMBALL
Inflation | Analytical Series
The second article in our three-part series examines the trade-offs from inflation
RUCHIR AGARWAL
The final piece in our future of inflation series discusses how a move to an electronic money standard can lower the inflation target toward zero
Inflation | June 2022
In the first installment of our three-part series on the future of inflation, we ask whether high inflation will persist and how central banks will respond
Everyone feels the pinch when inflation is on the rise and so the pressure on central banks to manage inflation rates has grown exponentially in recent weeks.
Health | December 2021
The search continues for a better gauge of prosperity than GDP alone
DANIEL BENJAMIN
KRISTEN COOPER
ORI HEFFETZ
Economic growth | Podcast
For all its strengths in measuring a country's economy, GDP falls short when it comes to gauging the well-being of its residents.
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