Energy prices, inflation: how to avoid an explosion of inequality?



Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the rise in energy and food prices have triggered a return to inflation, which reached a record high in the eurozone in August 2022 (9,1% according to Eurostat). Will it last? Why does inflation disproportionately affect less affluent households? How can the impact of inflation on inequality be limited? www.circulobellasartes.com

Participants include Enma López, PSOE councilor in Madrid and spokesperson for economy and finance; Daniel Fuentes Castro, professor at the University of Alcalá and director of KREAB Research; Lucía Velasco, economist and author of the book "Is an Algorithm Going to Replace Us?"; and Federico Steinberg, researcher at the Elcano Royal Institute and professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid. The discussion will be moderated by Marta Domínguez Jiménez (economist and author of "Who Will Speak in European?").

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Enma López, Daniel Fuentes Castro, Lucía Velasco, Federico Steinberg, Marta Domínguez Jiménez