Tucson | “What’s Going on with Inflation?” with Bryan Cutsinger

1439 South 4th Avenue,Tucson AZ 85713

15 September, 2022

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Please join the Bastiat Society of Tucson for an in-person luncheon with Bryan Cutsinger, Assistant Professor of Economics (Angelo State University) and Assistant Director of the Free Market Institute (Texas Tech) With prices increasing at a pace not seen in 40 years, inflation has once again become a hot topic. Politicians and pundits have offered various explanations for our recent inflationary woes including lingering supply-chain problems caused by COVID-19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and excessive fiscal stimulus. In this talk, Cutsinger examines each of these claims in light of the available evidence, and argues that only the last of these explanations has any merit. Tickets on sale on Eventbrite, purchase here. Ticket price includes entrance, light appetizers, and non-alcoholic beverages. Full lunch and bar is available for purchase from one of six on-site restaurant choices. _______________________ More about the speaker: Bryan Cutsinger is an assistant professor of economics at the Norris-Vincent College of Business at Angelo State University, where he also serves as the assistant director of the Free Market Institute, and a research assistant professor at the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University.Dr. Cutsinger’s research focuses on monetary history and political economy. His scholarly work has been published in the European Review of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History, Public Choice, the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, and the Southern Economic Journal. He is currently working on several projects on the Free Banking Era in the United States and the political economy of inflationary finance. His popular writing has appeared in National Review as well as the Wall Street Journal and Washington Examiner. Dr. Cutsinger received his B.A. in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University, where he was awarded the William P. Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies in Economics.