Why low inflation is no surprise
Berkeley
THE fact that inflation has remained stubbornly low across the global North has come as a surprise to many economic observers. In September, the always sharp and thoughtful Nouriel Roubini of New York University attributed this trend to positive shocks to aggregate supply - meaning the supply of certain goods has increased, driving down prices.
As a result, Mr Roubini observed, "core inflation has fallen" even though the "recent growth acceleration in the advanced economies would be expected to bring with it a pickup in inflation".
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