Inflation Will Increase If Government Spending Spree Continues: Study

Inflation Will Increase If Government Spending Spree Continues: Study
A shopper is seen past a sign displaying the price per pound of russet potatoes at a supermarket in Montebello, Calif., on Aug. 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
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Central banks including the Federal Reserve will fail to curb inflation unless governments start to be responsible for spending, according to a study presented to central bankers at a Jackson Hole conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The authors of the study, Francesco Bianchi of Johns Hopkins University and Leonardo Melosi of the Chicago Fed, warned that increasing interest rates would end up in stagnation without adequate constraints on government spending.

Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
senior writer
Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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