🎧 Morten Hansen (SSE Riga) on fighting inflation, how deep recession should we expect, energy prices & what will it take to rebuild Ukraine. Ep.95

Morten Hansen is the Head of the Economics department at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. Morten has been working as a lecturer for over 20 years as well as serves as vice-chairman of Fiscal Discipline Council of Latvia.In this episode we talk about:Inflation origins and how to fight itWhat is the magnitude of the looming recession?Is wage growth going to stop anytime soon?Can governments handle the rising interest rates on their debt?Why are the Baltics seeing higher inflation than other EU countries?The impact of war on Ukraine economyMicroeconomic silver lining for economic hardshipsIs there a correlation between academic achievements and career success<br/><br/>=====<br/><br/>The support for this episode comes from Gegidze.com - they build remote tech and marketing teams for leading European companies in Georgia and the region.Find developers in just a few weeks instead of searching for months!It’s fast, it’s smooth, it’s cost efficient. They take care of all the paperwork, provide office space and other ancillary services. Go check them out at Gegidze.comAnd don’t forget to mention that you heard about them from us using the promo code Pursuit50 for 50% off the recruitment fee!===Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA ===Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness