Inflation Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/inflation/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Sun, 10 May 2026 15:21:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Inflation Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/inflation/ 32 32 Inflation: the worst of all taxes https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/inflation-the-worst-of-all-taxes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inflation-the-worst-of-all-taxes Sun, 10 May 2026 15:12:52 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36785 Milton Friedman is often quoted as having said something to the effect that inflation is taxation without legislation on multiple occasions during his career (cf. for example Friedman and Friedman…

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]]> Inflation Rates in Europe: Legacy of the Iron Curtain https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/inflation-rates-in-europe-legacy-of-the-iron-curtain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inflation-rates-in-europe-legacy-of-the-iron-curtain https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/inflation-rates-in-europe-legacy-of-the-iron-curtain/#respond Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:08:54 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35656 WP 2024-10. Executive Summary When comparing inflation across European countries, we often overlook a simple fact – inflation is the percentage change in the price level. The rate of inflation…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/inflation-rates-in-europe-legacy-of-the-iron-curtain/feed/ 0 UK inflation is a threat to financial stability – time to conceal that with Eurozone techniques https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-inflation-is-a-threat-to-financial-stability-time-to-conceal-that-with-eurozone-techniques/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-inflation-is-a-threat-to-financial-stability-time-to-conceal-that-with-eurozone-techniques https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-inflation-is-a-threat-to-financial-stability-time-to-conceal-that-with-eurozone-techniques/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:05:32 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35145 UK Consumer Price Inflation remained at 8.7% in May. The Bank of England has raised the cost of overnight money to 5% via increases in its Base Rate, and has…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-inflation-is-a-threat-to-financial-stability-time-to-conceal-that-with-eurozone-techniques/feed/ 0 How Are African Countries Dealing With the New Inflationary Wave? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-are-african-countries-dealing-with-the-new-inflationary-wave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-are-african-countries-dealing-with-the-new-inflationary-wave https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-are-african-countries-dealing-with-the-new-inflationary-wave/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:07:33 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34696 Today, the African economies face another economic crisis. Supply chains disruption, money printing, the questionable responses to Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, currency depreciation and years of economic mismanagement have…

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