Price Lab

Prices are the language of the market economy. We examine how they are formed.

Our mission

Prices condense costs, benefits, the depth of demand and the extent of alternatives into a single number. At the same time, prices are man-made. Their setting can be traced and shaped.

The Price Lab studies the pricing of key goods and services – such as housing, food, or the price of money, i.e. interest rates – and works to ensure that these remain affordable.