The Guardian is seeking questions from readers for economist Isabella Weber, who has become a leading voice on inflation, affordability and the cost of living. Weber is an associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an associate in research at Harvard's Fairbank Center. She has advised policymakers and governments across the US, Germany, Europe and Latin America.
Weber's latest book, Anti-Fascist Economics, examines the connection between economic insecurity and the rise of the far right. The Guardian said it is interested in questions on how the cost of living affects the current political landscape, developments in the bond markets, and advice Weber would give to progressive politicians tackling economic challenges.
Weber, who authored the prize-winning How China Escaped Shock Therapy, was once regarded as an outlier in economic thinking. The Guardian is accepting questions through an encrypted form and has said responses can be anonymous. Personal data will be deleted once it is no longer needed for the feature, according to the outlet.