Greedflation: what’s really causing inflation | Joseph Stiglitz on Q+A
Is government spending inflationary?
Nobel-Prize winning economist, former World Bank Chief Economist Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz joined Q+A to explain what’s really causing inflation.
Professor Stiglitz is touring Australia as a guest of the Australia Institute, as part of our 30th anniversary celebrations in 2024.
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