Inflation rates are rising in the US – an economist explains why
- Written by Martha Olney, Teaching Professor Emerita of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
A variety of factors have caused the U.S. inflation rate to increase over the past few years, from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine.Javier Ghersi/Moment via Getty ImagesConsumer prices in the U.S. are rising due to inflation at the fastest rate they have in decades. Earlier this summer, SciLine interviewed Martha Olney, a teaching professor...
