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Cambridge IGCSE Economics

4.7.1+4.7.3Inflation, deflation and the causes of inflation

Inflation, deflation and the causes of inflation in Cambridge IGCSE Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 4.7.1Define inflation and deflation.
  2. 4.7.3Explain demand-pull and cost-push inflation.

Lessons

  • Inflation: meaning, types and causes

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Inflation, deflation and the causes of inflation: sample question

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Which is most likely to cause demand-pull inflation?

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