Inflation In simple language‚ inflation is the rate at which prices increase annually. Essentially‚ prices go up due to two factors: A: cost-push factor B: demand-pull factor Cost-push factor inflation occurs when there is increase in cost of production of an item‚ which then gets translated into a higher price for that item in the market. Demand-pull factor inflation occurs when there is more money with the consumers compared to the total number of goods available in the market. With too much
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Chapter 08 INFLATION 8.1 Introduction Stable inflation is recognized as an integral component of sound macroeconomic policies. Over the last decade‚ with a few exceptions inflation around the world has been at a retreat. More recently‚ with a pick-up in growth‚ inflation has started to rise again. Pakistan’s economy exhibited a similar trend with a low inflation environment for last several years with a sharp pick up over the last three years. There are several internal and external factors which
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MACROECONOMICS POLICY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION In normal economic condition‚ macroeconomic policy drivessustainable development of anation. The two main branches of macroeconomics policies are based on monetary and fiscal economics. Central Bank‚ the nationalapex bank controls the monetary policy while the Ministry of Financeplays major role in national fiscal policy. However‚ most economists concur that‚ synergy exists between micro-and macro-economics variables and
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How Inflation expectations influence monetary policy effectiveness and should inflation targeting (IT) be adopted in China? Introduction After the 2008 financial crisis‚ to stimulate the economy and stabilize the prices‚ the Chinese central bank implemented a straightforward monetary policy. This policy consists of increasing money supply and lowering interest rates‚ which presented a risk of inflation. According to National Bureau of Statistic (NBS) data‚ there has been a 2.5% increase in Consumer
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| | Inflation and its impact on the Pakistan Economy: Introduction: Inflation is the rise in the prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises‚ each unit of the functional currency buys fewer goods and services; inflation is a decline in the real value of money and the loss of purchasing power of people. Inflation is a key indicator of a country and provides important view on the state of the economy and the policies of the government.
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Devastating Effect of Flooding in Nigeria SUMMARY Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in the world‚ claiming more lives and causing more property damage than any other natural phenomena. In Nigeria‚ though not leading in terms of claiming lives‚ flood affects and displaces more people than any other disaster; it also causes more damage to properties. At least 20 per cent of the population is at risk from one form of flooding or another. In Nigeria‚ flood disaster has been perilous
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Term Paper written by Onipede Ibidunni Seun on Capital Gains Tax in Nigeria Introduction Discussing capital gain tax without first presenting a general overview of the entire concept of taxation will be tantamount to putting a cart before a horse. It is therefore very important that justice be done by explaining taxation and various types of taxes. Taxation: A General overview Tax and taxation has been variously defined by different authors. Oyegbile (1996) defines tax as a sum of money paid by
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Name:___________ Date Due:__August 01‚ 2011_______ Chapter 8: Unemployment and Inflation 1. What does the unemployment rate measure? ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________ 2. What does the labor force participation rate measure? ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________ 3. If the
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Depression of the 1930s has involved a continuing effort by the government to find a mix of fiscal and monetary policies that will allow sustained growth and stable prices. That is no easy task‚ and there have been notable failures along the way. Inflation‚ however‚ has proven more intractable. Prices were remarkably stable prior to World War II; the consumer price level in 1940‚ for instance‚ was no higher than the
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Hidayatullah National law university-Raipur | Relationship of Gold and Inflation in the Indian context | Project for Semester I | | Akanksha Dikshit | 8/21/2012 | The Project analyses the relationship of Gold prices and inflation in India. Gold holds a special place in the Indian psyche and cultural ethos. It influences the Indian economy like no other material. The study is based upon the study of existing research material. | Acknowledgements I thankfully acknowledge the help
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