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Inflation Then vs Now: Follow The Money

The Human Action Podcast
The Human Action Podcast
Episode • Jun 10, 2022 • 54m
Today, inflation and prices are soaring. We know that Federal Reserve monetary policy is the cause. But why didn't something similar happen after the 2008 financial crash?

Bob Murphy and professor Ross McKitrick discuss the government policies, Fed actions, and banking movements that lead up to the 2008 crisis, and why the current economic situation is different.

Ross McKitrick on inflation then versus now: https://Mises.org/HAP-McKitrick
Bob explains how Keynesians missed the latest bout of price inflation: https://Mises.org/HAP347-Murphy
Bob's book Understanding Money Mechanics: https://Mises.org/Mechanics

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