The Prices We Pay

January 18, 2024
15:15–15:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

While inflation may be on the downturn and supply shocks reduced since the pandemic, global prices remain persistently high, putting pressure on household incomes around the world. With the most vulnerable disproportionately affected and existing inequalities becoming more entrenched, what more can policy-makers do to mitigate the long-term effects of the current crisis?

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Speakers

AB
Amitabh Behar
Interim Executive Director
Oxfam International
MH
Madeleine von Holzen
Editor-in-Chief
Temps
AP
Adam Posen
President
Peterson Institute for International Economics
DQ
Danny Quah
Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
AS
Allison Schrager
Senior Fellow
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

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