E61: The cost of living crisis – what’s causing it, how bad will it get, and how do we fix it?

Summary:
Prices are on the rise everywhere you look. Your electricity bill is going up. Food is more expensive. Rents are increasing. And your salary, of course, is not keeping up with it all. Inflation is at a level not seen in decades. But why? Is it the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, or something else? Is it going to get worse? And more importantly, how the hell do we fix this? Our panel, including Yanis Varoufakis, Erik Edman and Julijana Zita, discusses. Watch live and send us your questions and comments! 0:02 [Introduction] Mehran Khalili 2:08 Yanis Varoufakis 35:41 Julijana Zita 40:10 Judith Meyer 44:45 [Question] Mehran Khalili 45:26 Judith Meyer 46:16 Dusan Pajovic 50:08 Johannes Fehr 55:42 Erik Edman 1:01:14 [Question] Mehran Khalili 1:02:23 Erik Edman 1:04:26 Amir Kiyaei 1:08:58

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