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Inflation rates are rising in the US – an economist explains why

  • Written by: Martha Olney, Teaching Professor Emerita of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
Inflation rates are rising in the US – an economist explains whyA variety of factors have caused the U.S. inflation rate to increase over the past few years, from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine.Javier Ghersi/Moment via Getty Images

Consumer prices in the U.S. are rising due to inflation at the fastest rate they have in decades. Earlier this summer, SciLine interviewed Martha Olney, a teaching professor...

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