Inflation

Some are panicking over a report showing that the eurozone is in deflation. But panic is the wrong reaction.

The ability of inflation “derp” to persist, and even flourish, in an age of disinflation remains remarkable.

The authors deconstruct and refute supply-side myths about how to create affordable housing in San Francisco - or any city - and propose some new approaches to affordable housing.

We are living in a time of monetary impotence, where central banks that have tried to reflate economies aren't having much success.

The economy continues to teeter on the edge of deflation. The Fed needs to pump up the money supply and stimulate demand in some other way.

There is a growing push by inflation hawks to get the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.

Would an increase of the minimum wage be inflationary? Would more inflation than we have now be a good or bad thing?

Many in the financial industry couldn't care less about unemployment. They don't want to risk any inflation that could erode the value of their wealth.

The answer is that inflation paranoia isn't a simple misunderstanding that can be corrected by pointing to evidence.

Conservative economic approaches to healthcare have crippled the system and we can blame economists for the failure.