Inflation Kills Governments

An interview with: Isabella Weber

Economist Isabella Weber explains where the inflation surge came from and why the Biden administration struggled to beat it.

Illustration by Emma Erickson.

Over the course of my hour-long conversation with Isabella Weber, the University of Massachusetts Amherst economist continued to resist the urge to say, “I told you so.” But such a declaration would have been well warranted. With just days to go in 2021, Weber made waves both inside and outside the academy with the publication […]

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Over the course of my hour-long conversation with Isabella Weber, the University of Massachusetts Amherst economist continued to resist the urge to say, “I told you so.” But such a declaration would have been well warranted. With just days to go in 2021, Weber made waves both inside and outside the academy with the publication […]

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Over the course of my hour-long conversation with Isabella Weber, the University of Massachusetts Amherst economist continued to resist the urge to say, “I told you so.” But such a declaration would have been well warranted. With just days to go in 2021, Weber made waves both inside and outside the academy with the publication […]

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Over the course of my hour-long conversation with Isabella Weber, the University of Massachusetts Amherst economist continued to resist the urge to say, “I told you so.” But such a declaration would have been well warranted. With just days to go in 2021, Weber made waves both inside and outside the academy with the publication […]

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