5.4 - Causes of Inflation
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What is demand-pull inflation?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when people want to buy more than is available.
Name a cause of cost-push inflation.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to prices when production costs go up.
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What is demand-pull inflation?
💡 Hint: Focus on what happens when buyers want more than sellers can provide.
True or False: Cost-push inflation is caused by a decrease in production costs.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between costs and prices.
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Create a scenario that explains how a combination of increased wages and high demand can lead to inflation. Discuss the effects on different economic stakeholders.
💡 Hint: Visualize how all parts of the economy interact.
Analyze a historical case of hyperinflation, detailing the contributing factors from the section and their impact on the economy.
💡 Hint: Consider how the factors interplayed during that period.
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