Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 12:30PM-2:00PM | SOS B40 and Zoom

Guest Speaker: Mark Blyth is the William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics and the Director of the Rhodes Centre for International Economics and Finance at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. He holds a joint appointment in the department of political science. He is the author many award-winning books including, Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea (New York: Oxford University Press 2015), Angrynomics (New York: Columbia University Press 2020), and Diminishing Returns: The New Politics of Growth and Stagnation (Oxford University Press 2022). He writes about the politics of growth, distribution and decarbonization and why people continue to believe dubious economic ideas despite buckets of evidence to the contrary.

Mark Blyth will discuss his forthcoming book, Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers, in which he and his co-author Nicolò Fraccaroli reveal why inflation really happens, challenge how we think about it, and argue for fresh approaches to combat it. With accessible and engaging commentary, and a good dose of humor, Blyth and Fraccaroli bring the complexities of economic policy and inflation indices down to earth.

Conversation moderated by Saori N. Katada, Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California.

Light food and refreshments will be provided. 

This event is sponsored by the USC Center for International Studies, the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute, and the USC School of Philosophy.