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In the Media

Stevenson insists not to be afraid of inflation

Jul 29, 2021 Marketplace

With inflation running higher than it ever has in a decade, some Americans are worried about the effects it could have on the economy. But Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, says not to worry. "People think that inflation...

In the Media

Hausman ponders U.S. inflation

Jul 15, 2021 The New York Times

As Japan's economy sputters and amid worries in the U.S. about inflation, an article in The New York Times wonders if low inflation is a quagmire. Ford School economics associate professor Joshua Hausman wonders if the Fed can intervene to avoid...

In the Media

Wolfers says inflation rate shift unfavorable to low-income people

Sep 14, 2020 Vox

“People are buying more of the essentials, like groceries, forcing their prices up. And they’re buying fewer airline tickets and less gasoline and clothing, pushing those prices down.” Read the full article in...

In the Media

Dominguez on the post-COVID economy

May 12, 2020 NPR Marketplace

Ford School professor of public policy and economics Kathryn Dominguez tells NPR's Marketplace that consumer goods consumption may well change in the post-COVID economy, making current measures of inflation less relevant. “There will be lots of...

Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview

Stevenson and Wolfers on tooth fairy inflation and the rising cost of parenting

Mar 22, 2017

Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers were interviewed by NPR’s Planet Money about the implications of inflation on parenting. In the March 17 program, they talk about the rising cost of parenting through the lens of the tooth fairy. According to...

State & Hill

The Power of Policy

Dec 17, 2014

Public policy is a principled guide to action, designed to lead to the greater good. As we celebrate our centennial as America’s first graduate-level training program in public administration, we take a moment to reflect on the powerful role policy...

Inflation rate hovers at half of target, Wolfers weighs in on Fed's next move

May 8, 2013

The current inflation rate is at half of its 2 percent target, Reuters reports, which is a "major test" for the Federal Reserve. The article also reports that the inflation rate is likely to remain short of target for several years.Since the...

Missed inflation and employment targets damage the Fed's credibility, Ford School economists tell The Washington Post

Aug 15, 2012

With the consumer price index at just 0.1 percent in July – well short of the Federal Reserve's 2-percent target – economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers contend the Fed should act vigorously when it meets again in September, according to...

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Inflation and the labor market since 2020: A successful soft landing?

Sep 18, 2023, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

Professor of economics at U.C. Berkeley and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy Brad DeLong will be joined by Ford School economicsts Josh Hausman, Betsey Stevenson, and Justin Wolfers for a conversation on recent U.S. macro policy from inflation to the labor market.

DeLong, Stevenson, Wolfers, and Hausman headshots

Policy Talks @ the Ford School, Conversations Across Differences

Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics

Jan 24, 2022, 6:00-7:00 pm EST

Inflation and labor market fluctuations are threatening the fragile economic recovery. Increasingly, Americans are worried about their financial future. Join Ford School economists for a discussion of these crucial issues.

L-R: Dominguez, Hausman, Leahy, Stevenson

Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics

Jan 24, 2022 1:01:07

Ford School economists discuss inflation and labor market fluctuations threatening the fragile economic recovery. January, 2022.