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
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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 - Outro
