Inflation
$41.06
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2025
Summary
From an award-winning professor of economics, an accessible and comprehensive introduction to what causes, and what can address, increases in the cost of living.
Anyone who has balked at the price of a carton of eggs or lamented the cost of a tank of gas in the past five years has experienced the sting of inflation. What causes inflation? When has it surged historically? And which policies best address it?
In this concise and timely volume, economist Martha Olney explains what…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262553155 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262553155 |
| Author: | Martha Olney |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 127mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series |
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Critics Review
“Written in accessible language with plenty of practical applications of economic theory, this book will appeal to readers seeking to understand inflation and the tools used by the Federal Reserve to manage it.” – Jennifer Michaelson for Booklist
About The Author
Martha Olney
Martha Olney is Teaching Professor Emerita from the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is author of Macroeconomics as a Second Language and Microeconomics as a Second Language and coauthor of Essentials of Economics and Macroeconomics. She is the recipient of multiple teaching and mentorship awards and an elected member of the Society of Distinguished Fellows of the Economic History Association.
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