Seminar: Measuring inflation with a Doughnut Price Index?

Welcome to the latest Doughnut Research-for-Action seminar, entitled Measuring inflation with a Doughnut Price Index, with Sebastian Elwell, convened by Doughnut Economics Action Lab.

📅 Wednesday, April 15, 12:00-1:00 PM (UK time)

Session Summary

Like GDP, the main tool that governments use to track inflation - the Consumer Price Index (CPI) - is a financial metric that has become an entrenched policy target, yet it receives relatively little attention in post-growth economics. In this seminar, Seb Elwell will discuss shortcomings with CPI, and introduce a ‘Doughnut Price Index (DPI)’ concept proposal to measure changes in the costs of living well within planetary boundaries, rather than changes in average consumer spending. There will be space for an open discussion on next steps for the DPI concept/methods and other insights on post-growth measures of inflation.

Speaker Bio

Sebastian Elwell is a Chartered Financial Planner and director of Certified B Corporation Switchfoot Wealth Limited. He sits on the ‘Sustainable Advice Forum’ for the Personal Finance Society and is part of the FCA commissioned ‘Adviser Sustainability Group’. He is the author of ‘Sustainable Financial Planning’ a methodology that is recognised as a paradigm change in the financial planning profession and co-lead of the Sustainable Professionals Group. Seb is also a  bit of a fiduciary duty nerd.

How to register

Please use this Zoom link to register for the seminar (also pasted at the top of this page). Upon registration (via zoom) you will receive an email confirmation. Please use the link in the email to add the event to your calendar.

This online seminar series is co-hosted by Andrew Fanning, DEAL's Research & Data Analysis Lead, together with members of the network and invited guests. The aim is to connect scholar-activists worldwide in open and informal spaces around specific topics/initiatives related to Doughnut Economics research and action. Feel free to bring a snack. 🍩

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