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MdnytTokr asked in Social ScienceEconomics · 9 years ago

What is the difference between "inflation" and "artificial inflation?"?

In other words, describe inflation, how it comes about, and then what would make it "artificial?" I have a suspicion that "artificial inflation" is just a made-up phrase that's meaningless, since inflation, whether artificial or otherwise, is still inflation by another name, and brings the exact same results. The effect on the economy isn't any different if inflation is artificial, right? Or not?

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