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Danny LeRoy - Why Are Groceries So Expensive?

Dec 11, 2024
53:08

Alex speaks with Danny Leroy about inflation in Canada, with a focus on the rising price of groceries. Danny explains how monetary expansion and government policies have driven up grocery prices and other costs, emphasizing the role of the Bank of Canada in creating money and the cascading effects this has on different sectors of the economy. Danny and Alex then discuss potential policy changes to address rising costs and improve the purchasing power of Canadians.

References
  1. Danny Leroy's Publications
    Link: https://scholar.ulethbridge.ca/dannyleroy/publications 

  2. "The Constitution of Liberty" by Friedrich Hayek
    Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Constitution-Liberty-Friedrich-Hayek/dp/0226320847 

  3. Milton Friedman on Greed (Donahue Show, 1979)
    Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A

  4. Statistics Canada Data on Grocery Prices
    Link: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/topics-start/food-price 

  5. "Prices and Production" by Friedrich Hayek
    Link: https://a.co/d/igCpqFX 

  6. Austrian Economics and the Boom-Bust Cycle
    Link: https://yipinstitute.org/article/boom-or-bust-the-austrian-theory-of-the-business-cycle 

  7. "The Road to Serfdom" by Friedrich Hayek
    Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Road-Serfdom-Friedrich-Hayek/dp/0226320553

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