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Is greedflation really the villain?
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Date:2025-04-17 07:45:46
Who's to blame for our current inflation? It's one of the spiciest debates these days, with many fingers pointed at one villain: corporations. Today on the show, new evidence on whether or not greedflation is the answer.
Chris Conlon and his co-authors Nathan Miller, Tsolmon Otgon and Yi Yao sifted through the profit margins of thousands of companies. Their quest: To answer once and for all whether inflation has been caused by companies squeezing their profit margins higher.
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