Past and present inflation are more similar than you think

With prices rising, how does the current inflation rate compare with the past? Image: Unsplash/Krzysztof Hepner
Marijn A. Bolhuis
Economist, International Monetary Fund
Judd N. L. Cramer
Lecturer in Economics, Harvard University
Lawrence H. Summers
President Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

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