Ep 95: Morten Hansen

Written By Janis Zeps
 

Fighting inflation, how deep recession can we expect, energy prices & what will it take to rebuild Ukraine

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 it

  • What 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 economy

  • Microeconomic silver lining for economic hardships

  • Is there a correlation between academic achievements and career success

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