Understanding Stagflation and the Risk of Its Recurrence.

Discusses relationship between inflation and unemployment, in light of current domestic economic trends; and provides introduction to stagflation, which refers to an economy characterized by high rates of unemployment as well as inflation. Examines national experience with stagflation in the 1970s,...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses relationship between inflation and unemployment, in light of current domestic economic trends; and provides introduction to stagflation, which refers to an economy characterized by high rates of unemployment as well as inflation. Examines national experience with stagflation in the 1970s, and summarizes research on relationship between oil prices and economic performance.
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