Discussions on "profit inflation" are mired in conceptual unclarities, definitional idiosyncrasies and data problems …. This article attempts to bring conceptual clarity to the debate on profit inflation, defining profit inflation strictly as … squeezed. However, the conflict underlying the recent surge in inflation concerns not just corporate shareholders profiteering …

Low and stable inflation requires an appropriate fiscal framework aimed at stabilizing government debt. Historically …, trend inflation is critically influenced by actual or perceived changes to this framework, while cost-push shocks only … account for short-lasting movements in inflation. Before the pandemic, a moderate level of fiscal inflation has counteracted …