Stagflation Explained in One Minute

Some people kinda-sorta know about stagflation, about Milton Friedman, about Paul Volcker's policies and so on but all in all, there's a lot of confusion surrounding the stagflation phenomenon.

Through this video, I did my best to explain what stagflation is, what caused it and what economists as well as non-economists have to learn from the stagflation experience of the United States and other countries.

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[shawntamboia]

5 years later and this is hitting harder

[josehawking]

Stagflation is a rise in prices, compounded by a decline in economic activity across the economy due to the scarcity of a vital resource.

[sjd]

This video will age well in the coming years as stagflation becomes inevitable

[rubbertoe]

Who is here because of the bond market moves. (April 8th, 2025). According to the data we are entering into a recessionary stagflation period. Good luck everyone 🤞🏼

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[zachariahkerner]

Super confusing. Stagflation NOT explained (alternatively stagflation unexplained) in one minute.

[morrismonet]

The late economist John Kenneth Galbraith famously stated that economic forecasting was invented to make astrology look respectable.

[fosterwhales]

With inflation at its highest level in four decades, recession is now "the most likely outcome for the economy". People wonder how to grow their portfolios to beat inflation and maintain a successful long-term strategy. I looked for investors who were making around $250, 000 in this troubled market. This is one more reason why you should save and invest to secure your income and ensure your success

[RdyhQ.RDPDyFgDmSZqC]

I take issue at the very first sentence.
A healthy economy should result in deflation. If your ability to produce rises, then the price drops.

Stagflation is not strange at all. If you just printed money and gave everybody 100 000 euros today. That would do nothing to goods and services being produced, the jobs would remain the same, the economy would not grow, prices would just rise. = STAGFLATION.

[ryanyu]

I'm from 2024, brace for stagflation

[WHATISUTUBE]

Milton Friedman's criticism was that the Fed was printing too much money, not that they didn't 'do enough'. If anything, they did too much

[mikehawk]

Who is here in 2021 while the economy is falling apart?

[RobTetrault]

Thanks.. This was a very useful video.

[RYSUPER]

I’ve heard this as well as other factors in the 70’s and 80’s was part of the reason why jobs went overseas in those decades.

[CANan_]

Stagflation= Inflation+
Rise in Unemployment Rate +
Rise in Lower Economic Growth

[PNKPVI]

stagflation caused by a shortage of goods Must therefore be resolved by that shortage . Increasing or decreasing money supply cannot be solved alone.

[enteoz]

The main issue is our gross debt is orders of magnitude higher than it was in the 70s, so it can become very dangerous to claim correlations to that time period and apply heavily hawkish economic policies for long amounts of time while expecting the same result.

[AtomicHound]

prices are either all gonna have to be set or wages are and theres SO many factors that go into people trading. I dont think anybody can account for all the variables unless you make an entire college course about it with a 4 year degree. I dont think even those people understand it.

[nospermtoeggforlife]

it's not an economic depression, we're stuck with: decline in the country and "hard city is hard"