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Has anyone ever told you something like, “back in my day, I used to buy a candy bar for 30 cents”? That sounds pretty sweet, right? (no pun intended) Well, we actually don’t know if they were getting a good deal relative to today until we adjust for inflation! As analysts, we use a lot of tools to measure, predict, and compare the impacts of a policy, and adjusting for inflation is one of the most foundational. In the very first “Policy Analysis Tools” episode, Jordy Coutin explains why we need to adjust for inflation using specific LA examples such as minimum wage, rental prices, college tuition, and transportation spending!

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Listen at: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher; iHeartRadio and Google Podcasts coming soon

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If you're interested in our "work," a Google Sheets document with all of our calculations and data sources can be found: here

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Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thepriceofpolicy and Twitter @thepopusc

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Contributors include Colin Harmony and Jordy Coutin 

Music by Jonah Chang and Jordy Coutin