Inflation and the Federal Reserve, with Martha Olney
Join us for a look at one of today’s most pressing economic challenges: rising costs. Professor Martha Olney offers an accessible overview of what drives inflation, how its effects vary across households and sectors, and why effective remedies are often limited. She’ll also explore the difficult policy tradeoffs facing the Federal Reserve as it works to balance inflation and unemployment — shedding light on the choices that shape the broader economy and our everyday lives.
About the Speaker
Martha Olney is Teaching Professor Emerita from the Economics Department at Berkeley, where she taught for thirty years. Olney was particularly well known for her teaching of Econ 1 in Wheeler Auditorium. She is the author of Inflation (MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series, 2025) as well as several textbooks and academic articles.
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Event Details
- Friday, September 25, 10:30–11:30 AM
- Free and open to all
- The event will be livestreamed and recorded
- The Zoom link will be included in the registration confirmation email, and in a reminder email sent before the event
- The video will be shared with registrants as soon as it's captioned — typically in about a week.