John Phelan

The ‘Wage-Price’ Spiral Is a Symptom of Inflation, Not the Cause

In June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had risen by 8.6 percent…

2 years ago

Frank Knight’s “Risk, Uncertainty and Profit” 100 Years Later

In Risk, Uncertainty and Profit, published in 1921, economist Frank Knight (1885-1972) sought to solve a riddle: according to economic…

2 years ago

The Depression of 1920-1921: Why Historians—and Economists—Often Overlook It

In July 1921, the United States emerged from a depression. Though the economic statistics of the time were rudimentary by…

3 years ago