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How inflation actually works

8 videos, 1 h

8 videos from what inflation is, to how it is measured, to how it is fought.

01
What is Inflation?
The School of Life
A calm opening pass with no charts, for when the word itself still feels fuzzy.
02
INFLATION, Explained in 6 Minutes
Johnny Harris
Traces where the recent price rises came from, step by step along a timeline.
03
Why can’t prices just stay the same?
Vox
Answers the question people actually ask: why prices cannot simply stay put.
04
Cost-push Inflation and Demand-pull Inflation
Jacob Clifford
Names and separates the 2 mechanisms, cost-push and demand-pull, on one board.
05
Inflation and Bubbles and Tulips: Crash Course Economics #7
CrashCourse
Puts inflation beside bubbles and manias, so you see the pattern repeat.
06
How the Consumer-Price Index Measures Inflation | WSJ
The Wall Street Journal
Shows how the number is actually measured, which is where most arguments start.
07
How does raising interest rates control inflation?
The Economist
Explains the lever central banks pull, and why it hurts before it works.
08
Recession, Hyperinflation, and Stagflation: Crash Course Economics #13
CrashCourse
Takes it to the extremes, hyperinflation and stagflation, once the basics hold.