The causes and consequences of inflation - a podcast by WBUR & NPR

Inflation is back.

The past year has seen more than a 5% jump in the Consumer Price Index. While the price of food, gas, cars, lumber are all up.

But what is inflation, and do economists really know how it works? Jack Beatty, Diane Swonk and Laura Tyson join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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