
Inflation
A Guide for Users and Losers
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 10. November 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-324-13465-7 (ISBN)
Description
Since the 1970s, there has only been one playbook for fighting inflation: raise interest rates, thereby creating unemployment and a recession, which will lower prices. This simple story hides a multitude of assumptions about why prices go up and how policymakers can wrestle them back down-assumptions that are often wrong, damaging and have little empirical basis. Prominent economists Mark Blyth and Nicolo Fraccaroli reveal why inflation happens, how we combat it and how it affects our lives. With accessible and engaging commentary and a good dose of humour, Blyth and Fraccaroli bring the complexities of economic policy and inflation indices down to earth.
They argue that 2021 marked the end of an era of relative price stability around the world. Now, climate shocks, changing demographics and geopolitical tensions are combining to create a more inflationary future-making a new paradigm for understanding inflation all the more necessary. Astute, timely and thoroughly engaging, Inflation is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the forces shaping our economy.
They argue that 2021 marked the end of an era of relative price stability around the world. Now, climate shocks, changing demographics and geopolitical tensions are combining to create a more inflationary future-making a new paradigm for understanding inflation all the more necessary. Astute, timely and thoroughly engaging, Inflation is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the forces shaping our economy.
Reviews / Votes
"[A] brilliant primer about a phenomenon that we thought was behind us but has come back with a vengeance." -- Edward Luce - Financial Times, 'Best summer books of 2025' "An essential dose of clear thinking on one of the most contentious issues in economic policy." -- Adam ToozeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
16 charts and graphs
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-324-13465-7 (9781324134657)
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E-Book
05/2025
W. W. Norton & Company
€29.49
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Persons
Mark Blyth is a political economist and professor at Brown University. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Nicolo Fraccaroli is an economist at the World Bank and a visiting scholar at Brown University. He lives in Washington, DC.