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Encyclopedia > Demand pull inflation

Demand-pull inflation arises 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. This is commonly described as "too much money chasing too few goods". More accurately, it should be described as involving "too much money spending chasing too few goods", since only money that is spent on goods and services can cause inflation. This would not be expected to persist over time due to increases in supply, unless the economy is already at a full employment level. In economics, aggregate demand is the total demand for goods and services in the economy (Y) during a specific time period. ... In economics, aggregate supply is the total supply of goods and services by a national economy during a specific time period. ... IMF 2005 figures of GDP of nominal compared to PPP. A regions gross domestic product, or GDP, is one of several measures of the size of its economy. ... An 1837 political cartoon about unemployment in the United States. ... Phillips curve The Phillips curve is a historical inverse relation and tradeoff between the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation in an economy. ... An example of Money. ... A good in economics is any physical object (natural or man-made) or service that, upon consumption, increases utility, and therefore can be sold at a price in a market. ... Supply has a number of meanings: In economics, supply is the aggregate amount of any material good that can be called into being at a certain price point; it comprises one half of the equation of supply and demand. ... In economics, full employment has more than one meaning. ...


The term demand-pull inflation is mostly associated with Keynesian economics. Keynesian economics (pronounced ), also called Keynesianism, or Keynesian Theory, is an economic theory based on the ideas of 20th century British economist John Maynard Keynes. ...

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How it happens

According to keynesian theory, the more firms will employ people, the more people are employed, and the higher aggregate demand will become. This greater demand will make firms employ more people in order to output more. This increase in output will eventually become so small that only the price of the good is affected, not the amount of output. At first, unemployment will go down, shifting AD1 to AD2, which causes an increase in Y (Y2 - Y1). This increase in demand means more workers are needed, and then AD will be shifted from AD2 to AD3, but this time much less more is produced than in the previous shift, but the price level has risen from P2 to P3, a much higher increase in price than in the previous shift. This increase in price is called inflation. Keynesian economics (pronounced ), also called Keynesianism, or Keynesian Theory, is an economic theory based on the ideas of 20th century British economist John Maynard Keynes. ... In economics, aggregate demand is the total demand for goods and services in the economy (Y) during a specific time period. ...


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