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What Causes Inflation?

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Understanding Inflation: Theories in Action

This chapter explores the cost-push and demand-pull theories of inflation, illustrating how rising labor and raw material costs, such as lumber, affect consumer prices. Through examples like bread production and the housing market surge during the pandemic, the speakers highlight the different implications of each inflation type on the economy.

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