Public believe v Economists on inflation assignment Robert Shiller asked a sample of the general public and a sample of economists the following question:

Public believe v Economists on inflation assignment Robert Shiller asked a sample of the general public and a sample of economists the following question: “Do you agree that preventing high inflation is as an important national priority, as important as preventing drug abuse or preventing deterioration in the quality of our schools”? Fifty-two percent of the general public, but only 18 percent of economists fully agreed. Why does the general public believe that inflation is a bigger problem than economists do?