Isabella Weber

Isabella Weber
Professor Isabella Weber in 2024 at UNCTAD conference
Born1987
Nuremberg, Germany
EducationUniversity of Cambridge (PhD)
Occupations
  • Economist
  • professor
Known forSellers' inflation

Isabella M. Weber (born 1987 in Nuremberg, Germany[1]) is a German economist. She is an associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[2]

Weber became more widely known for having taken a position in favor of a price control policy. Her op-ed published in The Guardian in December 2021[3] caused an uproar among economists,[4] some of whom, including Paul Krugman, have since apologized and become open to price caps. Weber's thoughts around focusing more on what she calls "sellers' inflation" (instead of focusing on increased demand) have become more popular and mainstream by 2023, especially in Europe.[5] In additional to price caps and strict anti-price gouging legislation to combat inflation, she also supports windfall profit taxes.[5]

  1. ^ "Abstract: Das westdeutsche und das chinesische »Wirtschaftswunder«" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2022. (PDF-Datei) Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, Februar 2020.
  2. ^ "Isabella Weber". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ Weber, Isabella (29 December 2021). "Could strategic price controls help fight inflation?". The Guardian. Kings Place, London. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ Carter, Zachary (6 June 2022). "What if We're Thinking About Inflation All Wrong?". The New Yorker. New York City: Condé Nast. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Carter, Zachary (6 June 2023). "What if We're Thinking About Inflation All Wrong?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 29 August 2024.