Plain English with Derek Thompson
News:News Commentary
Jason Furman, a professor of economics at Harvard, returns to the show to discuss the biggest economic questions of the moment, including:
- Why have home and auto insurance prices skyrocketed?
- Why did inflation stop falling in 2024?
- How did economic experts get their disinflation forecasts so wrong?
- What sticky-high prices are preventing further disinflation?
- Are interest rates going to be higher for years?
If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at PlainEnglish@Spotify.com.
Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: Jason Furman
Producer: Devon Baroldi
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