Sellers’ Inflation, Profits and Conflict: Why can Large Firms Hike Prices in an Emergency?

Isabella M. Weber, Evan Wasner
UMass Amherst, 2023
Level: expert
Perspectives: Institutionalist Economics, Neoclassical Economics, Other, Post-Keynesian Economics
Topic: Crises, Institutions, Governments & Policy, Macroeconomics, Money & Debt
Format: Journal Article & Book Chapter
Link: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/econ_workingpaper/343/
Isabella M. Weber and Evan Wasner challange the dominant view of inflation that it is macroeconomic in origin and must always be tackled with macroeconomic tightening. In contrast, they argue that inflation is predominantly a sellers’ inflation that derives from microeconomic origins, namely the ability of firms with market power to hike prices.

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Isabella M. Weber's view on inflation is highly relevant to understand current economic developments and policy debates.

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