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#322 Prices on Your Mind? Using Economics To Understand Inflation, Tariffs, and Junk Fees

Apr 21, 2025
26:43

We are seeing some swirling changes to the marketplace and international trade that affect prices of goods and services in our daily lives. How can economics help us cope and understand underlying concepts such as cost pass-through? Anne Catherine Faye, Vice President at Analysis Group, speaks to James Hunsberger and Anora Wang about inflation, tariffs, and junk fees, as well as her experience as the first economist to serve as Counsel to the Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section. Listen to this episode to see key antitrust issues on the horizon through an economic lens.

With special guest:

Anne Catherine Faye, Vice President, Analysis Group, Inc.

Related Links:

Robert A Ritz, Does competition increase pass-through? The RAND Journal of Economics, 55: 140-165 (2024)

Jason Douglas et al., How Much Do Tariffs Raise Prices? The Wall Street Journal (Mar. 2, 2025)

Hosted by:

Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and James Hunsberger, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

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