demand-pull inflation

noun

Inflation arising when aggregate demand in an economy outpaces aggregate supply. It involves inflation rising as real gross domestic product rises and unemployment falls, as the economy moves along the Phillips curve.

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Meanings

noundemand-pull inflation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsInflation arising when aggregate demand in an economy outpaces aggregate supply. It involves inflation rising as real gross domestic product rises and unemployment falls, as the economy moves along the Phillips curve.

Translations

Finnish kysyntäinflaatio
  • kysyntäinflaatiotype of inflation
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Chicago

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