Economists Agree That Increases in the Money-Supply Growth Rate Increase

question 153

Essay

Economists agree that increases in the money-supply growth rate increase inflation and that inflation is undesirable. So why have there been hyperinflations and how have they been ended?

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Sellers' Costs

The expenses incurred by sellers in providing goods or services, including production, labor, and materials costs.

Good

A tangible product or item that satisfies some human want or need, which can be transferred or sold from one person to another.

Profits And Losses

A financial metric indicating the positive (profits) or negative (losses) financial outcomes of a business's operations.

Scarce Resources

Resources that are limited in supply and are not available in sufficient quantities to satisfy all the various ways a society wants to use them.