The Cost of Living Crisis: Implications for Economic Theory and Public Policy

by Imad A. Moosa

This informative book deconstructs two key myths in economic theory and policy: that inflation is always a monetary problem and that inflation can be contained by raising interest rates. Imad A. Moosa identifies many of the causes of the cost of living crisis and proposes policy reforms to alleviate its effects. The Cost of Living Crisis uses historical and simulated data to contest the proposition that inflation can be constrained solely through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103533822X
• ISBN13: 9781035338221
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 234 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"