Spotlight Professor: Surging gas prices will have long-term effects, change how people live By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square May 2, 2026 May 2, 2026 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square A University of Chicago professor says the effects of high gas prices will ripple through the economy and change how people live.kAmppp C2?<65 x==:?@:D 2D E96 6:89E9 >@DE 6IA6?D:G6 82D >2C<6E =2DE H66<[ H:E9 E96 2G6C286 AC:46 @7 C68F=2C F?=62565 9:EE:?8 Sc]ge 2 82==@? 2?5 5:6D6= E@AA:?8 Sd]e_]k^AmkAm%96 2G6C286 x==:?@:D AC:46 @?6 J62C 62C=:6C H2D Sb]c_ 7@C F?=62565 2?5 Sb]de 7@C 5:6D6=]k^AmkAm!C@76DD@C $E6G6? sFC=2F7[ 5:C64E@C @7 E96 $E@?6 r6?E6C 7@C #6D62C49 @? (62=E9 x?6BF2=:EJ 2?5 |@3:=:EJ 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 r9:428@[ D2:5 9:896C 82D 2?5 @:= AC:46D 5:DAC@A@CE:@?2E6=J 27764E >@56DE 2?5 A@@C6C 72>:=:6D 2?5 C:AA=6 E9C@F89 E96 64@?@>J]k^Am People are also reading… Move to close private school in Clayton stuns parents, staff. 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