DiscoverThe Human Action PodcastInflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children
Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children

Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children

Update: 2025-09-18
Share

Description

Bob talks with economist Jeff Degner about his new book Inflation and the Family. Drawing inspiration from Guido Hülsmann’s The Ethics of Money Production, Professor Degner shows how central bank policies and interest rate manipulation create ripple effects beyond prices and GDP. From marriage formation to fertility decisions and divorce trends, he explains how inflation fosters short-termism, debt culture, and moral hazard within households.

Join Jeff Degner and other Mises faculty on November 1st for our first student-only event at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Find out more at Mises.org/Cornerstone25

The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Hayek for the 21st Century. Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children

Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children

Robert P. Murphy, Jeffrey L. Degner