How can we build prosperity amid shifting geo-economic and industrial realities?

Who Pays for Inflation?

June 24, 2026
09:00–09:30 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

From energy shocks to the impact of tariffs, prices are facing pressure from multiple sides and risk remaining a top economic issue. Price increases run the risk of eroding trust in institutions and triggering political blowback. What response can effectively protect economic stability and social cohesion when cost of living becomes less certain?

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Speakers

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Huang Yiping
Dean
National School of Development, Peking University
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Stacey Vanek Smith
Senior Writer, Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Media
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Elizabeth Thurbon
Professor of International Political Economy; Director, Green Energy Statecraft Project
University of New South Wales
KY
Karen E. Young
Senior Fellow, Economics and Energy Initiative
Middle East Institute

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