1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Mark Blyth is a professor of international economics at Brown University. In Mark’s first appearance on the show, he discusses his new book Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers, the concept of angrynomics, a new way to look at price controls, demographic decline, and much more. Check out the&amp;nbsp;transcript&amp;nbsp;for this week’s episode, now with links. Recorded on June 4th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack:&amp;nbsp;Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X:&amp;nbsp;@DavidBeckworth Follow Mark on X: @MkBlyth Follow the show on X:&amp;nbsp;@Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings&amp;nbsp;merch! Subscribe&amp;nbsp;to David's new BTS YouTube Channel&amp;nbsp; Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:50 - Angrynomics 00:03:56 - Motivation for ‘Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers’ 00:08:27 - Five Things They Don’t Tell You About Inflation 00:14:32 - Good, Bad, and Ugly Inflation 00:18:14 - Interest Rates and Inflation 00:21:33 - Price Controls 00:26:13 - Stories About Inflation 00:35:03 - Hyperinflation 00:42:24 - Pandemic Inflation 00:58:00 - Disinflation, China, and Demographic Decline 01:00:30 - Recommendations for Policymakers 01:02:00 - Outro Macro Musings with David Beckworth http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/37193630/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/190127300