persistent inflation
1INFLATION — Phénomène économique majeur de la période ouverte par la Seconde Guerre mondiale, multiforme par l’échelle (inflation rampante, hyperinflation), la durée (inflation courte, inflation longue) ou le lieu (pays industrialisés, pays en développement) …
2Inflation — In*fla tion, n. [L. inflatio: cf. F. inflation.] 1. The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being puffed up, as with pride;… …
3inflation — [in flā′shən] n. [ME inflacioun < L inflatio] 1. an inflating or being inflated ☆ 2. a) an increase in the amount of money and credit in relation to the supply of goods and services b) an increase in the general price level, resulting from… …
4Inflation — The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * inflation in‧fla‧tion [ɪnˈfleɪʆn] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS a continuing increase in the prices of goods and services …
5inflation — The creation of money by monetary authorities. In more popular usage, the creation of money that visibly raises goods prices and lowers the purchasing power of money. It may be creeping, trotting, or galloping, depending on the rate of money… …
6inflation — /in flay sheuhn/, n. 1. Econ. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation). 2. the act of inflating. 3. the state …
7Persistent — Persistenz (aus lat. persistere „verharren“, allgemein: etwas mit dauerhafter Beschaffenheit oder Beharrlichkeit, das langfristige Fortbestehen einer Sache) steht für: Persistenz (Makroökonomie), in der Makroökonomie das Verharren von… …
8Built-in inflation — is an economic concept referring to a type of inflation that resulted from past events and persists in the present. It thus might be called hangover inflation. At any one time, built in inflation represents one of three major determinants of the… …
9Chronic inflation — occurs when a country experiences high inflation for a prolonged period of time (several years or decades) due to undue expansion or increase of the money supply. In countries with chronic inflation, inflation expectations become built in , and… …
10Cost push inflation — is a type of inflation caused by substantial increases in the cost of important goods or services where no suitable alternative is available. A situation that has been often cited of this was the oil crisis of the 1970s, which some economists see …