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The document discusses various types and measures to control inflation. It defines inflation as a continuous rise in price levels and identifies different types including open inflation where no control measures are taken, suppressed inflation where prices are controlled, wartime inflation to fund war expenses, and creeping inflation where prices rise slowly. Measures to control inflation include monetary policies like controlling money supply and credit, and fiscal policies like decreasing expenditures, increasing taxes, and encouraging production, savings, and proper investment. The document concludes with an example of hyperinflation in Zimbabwe in 2008 that reached 355,000% and severely damaged the economy.
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This document discusses inflation, its causes and effects. It defines inflation as a general rise in price levels over time which erodes purchasing power. Inflation is caused by excess money supply chasing limited goods. Key effects are a changing income distribution, reduced savings and capital formation, profits from price rises leading to black markets, and hardship for those on fixed incomes. While some argue low inflation spurs growth, critics say it ultimately hinders growth. The document examines India's anti-inflation measures and policies to better control inflation like monetary and fiscal policies, wage limits, spending cuts, and supply-side reforms.
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This document provides an overview of inflation including:
- Definitions of inflation and its causes such as an excessive growth of the money supply.
- Types of inflation categorized by coverage, time of occurrence, government reaction, rising price levels, causes, and expectations.
- Positive effects of inflation include increased tax revenues for governments.
- Negative effects include uncertainty that discourages investment and international trade imbalances.
- Methods for controlling inflation focus on reducing aggregate demand through monetary and fiscal policy measures.
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- Exports from India have increased significantly since economic reforms in the early 1990s that liberalized trade policies. Exports as a percentage of GDP rose from around 6.5% in the 1980s to over 25% currently.
- Major factors driving growth include removal of trade barriers, globalization, growth in manufactured exports like gems, jewelry, textiles, and electronics, and government support through export incentives and infrastructure.
- However, export growth was negatively impacted by events like the 1997 Asian financial crisis, 2001 World Trade Center attacks, and 2008 global financial crisis, which led to recessions in major trading partners and a drop in global demand.
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Hyperinflation occurs when inflation rapidly increases and a currency loses value quickly. The document discusses hyperinflation affecting Zimbabwe and Germany in the 1920s. Causes of hyperinflation include excessive money printing, imbalances between supply and demand, and loss of confidence in an economy. Consequences are decreases in purchasing power, lack of investment, and wealth redistribution. Stopping hyperinflation requires monetary and fiscal reforms like adopting a new currency and balancing government budgets.
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This document defines inflation and discusses its types, causes, measurement, economic impacts, and measures to control it. It defines inflation as a sustained increase in the general price level over time. The three main types of inflation discussed are creeping inflation (under 5%), running inflation (8-10%), and hyperinflation (double or triple digit increases). The causes of inflation discussed include demand-pull factors like excess money supply, and cost-push factors like increases in production costs. Inflation is typically measured using wholesale price indices and consumer price indices. The economic impacts discussed include effects on income distribution and wealth, and changes to production patterns. Measures to control inflation discussed include monetary policies like interest rate increases and fiscal policies like tax
inflation
This document defines inflation and discusses its types, causes, measurement, economic impacts, and measures to control it. It defines inflation as a sustained increase in the general price level over time. The three main types of inflation discussed are creeping inflation (under 5%), running inflation (8-10%), and hyperinflation (double or triple digit increases). The causes of inflation discussed include demand-pull factors like excess money supply, and cost-push factors like increases in production costs. Inflation is typically measured using wholesale price indices and consumer price indices. The economic impacts discussed include effects on income distribution and wealth, and changes to production patterns. Measures to control inflation discussed include monetary policies like interest rate increases and fiscal policies like tax
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The document discusses various topics related to money and banking including inflation, deflation, types of inflation, effects of inflation, demand-pull inflation, cost-push inflation, methods of controlling inflation, anti-inflationary measures, banks, and central banks. It defines key terms and provides examples and explanations of inflation, deflation, different types of inflation based on speed and inducement, effects of inflation on various economic activities, and methods used by governments to control inflation through monetary and fiscal policies.
Inflation complete
This document discusses causes, effects, and controls of inflation. It defines inflation as too much money chasing too few goods. There are three main types of inflation - demand-pull, cost-push, and built-in inflation. Demand-pull inflation occurs due to increased government and private spending. Cost-push inflation originates from rises in production costs. Built-in inflation is caused by adaptive expectations. Effects of inflation include increases in the cost of living, income inequality, and decreases in savings. Controls of inflation involve increasing interest rates, reducing the money supply, changing taxation and import/export duties, and strengthening the local currency. To effectively control inflation, a government must adopt simultaneous monetary, fiscal and other measures.
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This document discusses the differences between microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics examines specific markets and how individual supply and demand affects prices. Macroeconomics looks at overall economic trends and how monetary policy impacts the whole economy. The document then provides details on inflation, including causes like demand-pull and cost-push inflation. Effects of inflation include reduced purchasing power and discouragement of savings. Ways to combat inflation include fiscal and monetary policies at the national level and conservative spending at the individual level. The document also briefly discusses deflation.
Monetary policy & inflation@ ppt
Monetary policy involves regulating money supply and interest rates to achieve macroeconomic stability goals like low inflation and unemployment. The central bank determines monetary policy using tools that expand or contract the money supply. Expanding money supply and lowering rates stimulates demand during recessions, while contracting money and raising rates curbs demand to control inflation. Measuring indicators like money supply, inflation rates, and interest rates helps central banks determine appropriate monetary policy decisions.
Inflation & deflation
This document discusses various topics related to inflation including:
- The meaning and causes of inflation including a rise in prices over time due to growth in money supply outpacing economic growth.
- The types of inflation including wage, cost-push, demand-pull, pricing power, and sectoral inflation.
- Measures to control inflation including increasing supply through greater production, controlling money supply through monetary policy, and reducing demand through fiscal policy and population control.
- Deflation is defined as a continuous fall in prices typically during a recession, which can harm economic growth if sustained, requiring government policies to boost incomes, jobs, and production.
Inflation control
This document discusses inflation control. It begins by introducing inflation and how it is measured, primarily through the Consumer Price Index and Wholesale Price Index. It then covers the main causes of inflation, including demand-pull, cost-push, wage-push, and currency depreciation. The document outlines several measures to control inflation, such as monetary policies like adjusting bank rates, cash reserve ratios, and open market operations. Fiscal policies for controlling inflation include managing government spending, taxation, and public borrowing. The document also provides a case study on hyperinflation in Zimbabwe and policies pursued in India to maintain inflation between 2-6%. It concludes that reasonable inflation of 3-6% is ideal for economic growth while higher rates
Fiscal Policy by Neeraj Bhandari (Surkhet,Nepal)
Fiscal policy refers to government spending, taxation, and borrowing tools that are used to promote full employment, price stability, and economic growth. It involves government revenue collection and expenditures to achieve economic stability without inflation or deflation. Fiscal policy tools include taxes, public expenditures, public borrowing, and deficit financing, which governments can use in expansionary or contractionary ways to influence aggregate demand and the macroeconomy.
Fiscal Policy by Neeraj Bhandari ( Surkhet,Nepal )
Fiscal policy refers to government spending, taxation, and borrowing tools that are used to promote full employment, price stability, and economic growth. It involves government revenue collection and expenditures to achieve economic stability without inflation or deflation. Fiscal policy tools include taxes, public expenditures, public borrowing, and deficit financing, which governments can use in expansionary or contractionary ways to influence aggregate demand and the macroeconomy.
Inflation
This document discusses various aspects of inflation including definitions, types, causes, effects, and measures to control inflation. It provides information on how inflation is measured using indices like the Consumer Price Index and Wholesale Price Index. Theories on inflation from Keynesian and Monetarist perspectives are presented. The impact of COVID-19 on inflation in India, with food inflation as a major contributing factor, is also summarized.
Inflation in Economics - Types, Properties, Methods to overcome
This document discusses types and causes of inflation as well as methods for measuring and controlling inflation. It defines inflation as a persistent rise in general price levels. There are different types of inflation classified by rate of increase, including creeping inflation under 3%, walking inflation from 3-6%, running inflation from 10-20%, and hyperinflation over 20%. Causes include increases in money supply, deficit financing, costs, wages, and population. Inflation is measured using price indices like the Consumer Price Index. Control methods include monetary policies of open market operations, adjusting interest rates, and cash reserve ratios, as well as fiscal policies by the government.
INFLATION AND RECESSION
The document discusses inflation and recession. It defines inflation as a general rise in prices over time, and notes its causes can include excess money supply, rapid bank credit expansion, and deficit financing. It also defines recession as a period of declining economic activity for at least two quarters. The impacts of inflation and recession discussed include increased costs of living, income inequality, and rising unemployment respectively. The document also outlines some government measures that can be taken to control inflation and help overcome recession, such as interest rate adjustments, import liberalization, and stimulus spending.
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