Robert Smith
speaker
1,476 appearances
11 recordings
6 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 8 Jul
Robert Smith’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Let us know.
Think about that as we take our break.
And when we return, we will visit the islands of the Kiwis and hobbits and economists who figured out a clever way to fix one of the most vexing problems we face.
It is just a short hop on the summer school jet from Australia to Auckland, New Zealand.
And our next case study is about an economic concept that strikes fear and hatred into people around the world.
That concept is inflation.
Prices going up.
People hate it.
Economists in just about every country of the world worry about how to control inflation.
And it turns out the best tool for that comes from New Zealand.
Justin Wolfers, our professor.
What should we think about as we listen to this next case study?
I know you're an economist, but when you talk about it this way, it sounds a little bit like magic and mass delusion.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
We cannot spoil it yet.
We will define multiple equilibria after our second case study.
It was hosted by Karen Duffin and Sarah Gonzalez in 2018.
That was the mellow tones of Sarah Gonzalez and Karen Duffin here on Planet Money Summer School After Dark.
The inflation rate right now in the United States is 4.2%.
4.2%, yes.
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