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How inflation harms population health

Professor Cary Wu

The last two years have seen a sharp rise in inflation across the world. In this talk, Professor Cary Wu considers how high inflation can be a critical determinant of health and health inequality.

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High inflation has serious social and economic consequences. It can harm economic growth, raise unemployment rate, and create social fear and destroy people’s confidence in social and political institutions.

— Professor Cary Wu

See Wu’s interview with BNN Bloomberg, where he discusses his latest research, which shows how high inflation rates are leading to increased stress levels for different sociodemographic groups.

Read full story on BNN Bloomberg website