Sciences (JETEMS) 2 (1): 1-8 © Scholarlink Research Institute Journals‚ 2011 (ISSN: 2141-7024) Journal of Emerging Trends in jetems.scholarlinkresearch.org Economics and Management Sciences (JETEMS) 2(1):1-8 (ISSN:2141-7024) Budget Deficit and Inflation in Nigeria: A Causal Relationship 1 1 S. O. Oladipo and 2T. O. Akinbobola Department of Economics and Accounting‚ Bells University of Technology‚ Ota‚ Nigeria 2 Department of Economics‚ Obafemi Awolowo University‚ Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria Corresponding
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Contents Introduction 3 CPI inflation 4 MAS inflation 5 Private road transport 5 Accommodation 6 Recommendation 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Inflation here up 5.5% in December Introduction Last December‚ Singapore’s inflation‚ which is defined as a persistently rising price level‚ rose to 5.5 per cent on a year-on-year basis. The author states that CPI inflation is due to the accommodation and private
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Inflation and Government Economic Policies ECO201 Macroeconomics Argosy University Online Inflation is described as the process by which prices are continuously rising or the value of money continuously decreases (Consumer Price Index Frequently Asked Questions‚ 2013). As the definition explains‚ this is not something that would be desirable for the government or its citizens. For example‚ Germany during the 1920’s experienced a period of hyperinflation. Germans literally had
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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Inflation‚ Banking‚ and Economic Growth by John H. Boyd and Bruce Champ B y now‚ everybody knows inflation is bad. Hyperinflations—when inflation rates are extremely high—are the horror stories‚ but few doubt the harmful effects of inflation rates in the teens either. Over the past several decades‚ central banks around the world have been pretty successful at dramatically lowering inflation rates. Can we now stop worrying about inflation? Probably not. There is good
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Causes of Inflation in the Iranian Economy Hamed Armesh*‚ Habibollah Salarzehi**‚ Noor Mohammad Yaghoobi***‚ Alireza Heydari**** It is clear that in the nearly last four decades inflation is one of the important problems of Iranian economy. In this study‚ we determine and analyze the effective factors on inflation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. After briefly reviewing the theoretical background‚ we use econometric method‚ such as the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS)‚ to study causes of inflation Iran
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trend of inflation in Bangladesh. The factors contributed the most in the rise hike of essential items‚ particularly food‚ are slow growth in agriculture‚ rise in the world prices of food items‚ sharp depreciation of taka against US dollar and especially against the Indian rupee‚ and rise in the prices of diesel and kerosene. These causes affect our general people directly. As per capita GDP is not responding with inflation‚ purchasing power of people has shrunk drastically. Food inflation is causing
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Inflation impacts on many facets of the economy‚ these impacts can be both long and short term. It is generally the case that higher levels of inflation carry more severe consequences thus it is often the aim of government to sustain a low level of inflation. Inflation effects economic growth and certainty‚ wages‚ unemployment‚ international competitiveness‚ exchange and interest rates amongst other things. High inflation can be a major constraint on economic growth and certainty which ultimately
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Inflations means paying more for goods than what you were paying earlier. Not only essential goods see a hike‚ non-essential items like cigarettes etc would also cost more. In other words inflation makes a hole in your pocket. The rents have shot high‚ necessary commodities cost more than usual and thereby savings is affected.In direct words Inflation brings no gain to common man except for few hoarders and investors. Inflation enriches fewer while impoverishing more. They say a little bit of
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Compare and contrast “inflation targeting” with the experience of the US Federal Reserve Inflation targeting as the name suggests does not necessarily mean that the bank has only one agenda - correct rate of inflation to target. On the contrary‚ inflation targeting allows the central bank to have an explicit target for the rate of inflation which as a result helps the individuals‚ households and markets form inflation expectations for the future. Secondly‚ targeting inflation means that the central
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Inflation : measurement ‚ causes and consequences Measuring Inflation The main measure of inflation is the consumer prices index (CPI) : a measure of changes in the price representative basket of consumer goods and services . Differs from retail prices index (RPI) in methodology and coverage. - It forms the basis for the inflation target that the government requires the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to achieve. - It is also the main measure used in the rest of the European
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