Inflation-sustained general rise in prices Inflation rate-change in average prices in an economy over a given period of time. Retail Price Index(RPI)

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  • Inflation-sustained general rise in prices
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  • Inflation rate-change in average prices in an economy over a given period of time. Retail Price Index(RPI) Consumer Price Index(CPI)
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  • Creeping inflation-prices rise few percent every year Hyper-inflation- large increases in price each year
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  • Price index for year t Price index for previous year
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  • InflationDemand-pullCost-push Structural(Demand- shift)
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  • Was caused by the war. 7 000 000 000 000% in 1923 Other countries that suffered inflation at that time-Austria, Hungary, Poland, USSR
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  • Yugoslavia broke. Government printed money. Unemployment rose to 30% New currency Dinar was created. Inflation 5 000000000000000%(quadrillion) 12 Nov. 93 1 Deutsch mark=1million new dinars 15 Dec.93 1DM=3.7 billion new dinars End of December 1DM=3 trillion new dinars. New new dinar created Novi dinar eliminated inflation
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  • Unemployed-those of working age who are without work, but who are available for work at current wage rates Labour force-those who are employed and unemployed. UK government definition: Unemployed- people of working age who are without work, available to start working within 2 weeks and actively seeking employment, or waiting to take up an appointment
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  • Feb 2013 European Unemployment Data, courtesy of Eurostat
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  • Voluntary and Involuntary Frictional Unemployment Cyclical Unemployment Structural Unemployment Seasonal Unemployment
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  • To employee-loss of earnings Lack of money cause problems in families Government gets less taxes (VAT) Firms lose profits Workers lose additional wages(higher output) General increase of violence and crime
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  • Unemployment
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  • USA inflation and unemployment rates during the 1960s
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  • Inflation and unemployment are essential for economy Depending on inflation, unemployment changes. Inflation is more crucial to control.
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  • http://index.minfin.com.ua/index/infl/ http://index.minfin.com.ua/index/infl/ http://www.inflation.eu/inflation- rates/china/historic-inflation/cpi-inflation- china.aspx http://www.inflation.eu/inflation- rates/china/historic-inflation/cpi-inflation- china.aspx Sloman,J. Economics Pearson 2012 8 th edition Anderton A. Economics Causeway press 2007, 4 th edition
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