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IGCSE Economics · Chapter 4.7

Inflation

InteractiveDefinitions of Inflation and Deflation4.7.1 What inflation, disinflation and deflation mean and how inflation changes the value of money.Open →
InteractiveMeasurement of Inflation4.7.2 How the Consumer Prices Index is built, how to calculate the inflation rate, and its limitations.Open →
InteractiveCauses of Inflation4.7.3 Demand-pull and cost-push inflation, the wage-price spiral and imported inflation.Open →
InteractiveConsequences of Inflation4.7.4 How inflation affects savers, lenders, borrowers, consumers, workers, firms and the economy, and the effects of deflation.Open →
InteractivePolicies to Control Inflation4.7.5 Monetary, fiscal and supply-side policies to control inflation, matched to the cause, and how effective they are.Open →