Edmund Phelps who changed our understanding of inflation dies at 92

A group of economists and students gather in a university lecture hall to discuss the legacy of Edmund Phelps following the announcement of his passing at 92.

Phelps’s most notable achievement was the development of the concept of the natural rate of unemployment, which posits that there is a specific level of unemployment that exists in an economy even when it is healthy. His passing comes at a time when many economies are grappling with rising inflation rates, making his insights more … Read more