52. What is CPI good for?

May 01, 2021 01:09:49
52. What is CPI good for?
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
52. What is CPI good for?

May 01 2021 | 01:09:49

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Show Notes

Saifedean and seminar regular Peter Young discuss what price indeces such as CPI tell us about inflation. They discuss whether ageing demographics lead to inflation or deflation, whether inflation measurements are even theoretically possible, and the historical failure of central bank attempts to manage the economy based on price index data.
 

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