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The Causes of Inflation

In: Money and Inflation

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  • Mehdi Chowdhury

    (Bournemouth University)

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Inflation is identified as the increased need to use the human body and mind to acquire goods and services from others. Accordingly, the human-made causes of inflation are twofold, the first one is self-inflicted caused by the increased desire to consume, and the second one is due to distortionary policies of governments that change the balance of the ability of various segments. The chapter discusses how human desires have expanded in recent times causing them to work more to fulfil those needs. Modern parenting is discussed as an example. The chapter analyses the post-Covid-19 inflation, specifically, the housing market crisis as an example of how government policies can distort the balance of an economy. Some famines have been analysed to show the impact of policies favouring one party at the expense of another one.

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  • Mehdi Chowdhury, 2024. "The Causes of Inflation," Springer Books, in: Money and Inflation, chapter 0, pages 93-114, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-52356-4_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52356-4_8
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