# Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Engle suggests higher US inflation rates

1 Faculty News May 1, 2012 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-01/engle-joins-krugman-suggesting-higher-inflation-for-u-s-.html) -- “A little bit of inflation would do a whole lot of good for the U.S. economy, would certainly do a lot of good for the housing market.”

[Read more](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-01/engle-joins-krugman-suggesting-higher-inflation-for-u-s-.html)

Additional coverage appeared in [MoneyNews](http://www.moneynews.com/Economy/Engle-Krugman-inflation-US/2012/05/01/id/437655), [Bloomberg Businessweek](http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-01/engle-joins-krugman-suggesting-higher-inflation-for-u-dot-s-dot) and [Fortune](http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/05/03/will-the-rent-be-too-damn-high-for-bernanke/).