<description>Gas. Meat. Flights. Houses. The cost of living is up. Inflation is rearing its head again. And as it rises higher, inflation risks devastating economies and draining savings accounts. So what can be done about it? This week, we explore the history of inflation in the U.S., how the government has responded, and who pays the price. This episode originally aired in 2022.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;John Cochrane&lt;/strong&gt;, senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meg Jacobs&lt;/strong&gt;, senior research scholar, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Support shows like Throughline with NPR+. Sign up today at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://plus.npr.org"target="_blank" &gt;plus.npr.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy"&gt;NPR Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Throughline

NPR

History's playbook for taming the beast of inflation

MAY 28, 202647 MIN
Throughline

History's playbook for taming the beast of inflation

MAY 28, 202647 MIN

Description

Gas. Meat. Flights. Houses. The cost of living is up. Inflation is rearing its head again. And as it rises higher, inflation risks devastating economies and draining savings accounts. So what can be done about it? This week, we explore the history of inflation in the U.S., how the government has responded, and who pays the price. This episode originally aired in 2022.Guests:John Cochrane, senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover InstitutionMeg Jacobs, senior research scholar, Princeton School of Public and International AffairsSupport shows like Throughline with NPR+. Sign up today at plus.npr.orgSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy