Quantitative Easing As A Highway To Hyperinflation
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Quantitative Easing As A Highway To Hyperinflation

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Quantitative Easing As A Highway To Hyperinflation

About this book

This book addresses the topical issue of whether the current environment in the US and other major countries, where quantitative easing is used to boost the economy, is conducive to the emergence of hyperinflation. This is a controversial and highly debated issue. Using both economics and history, the author challenges the view that quantitative easing will not lead to hyperinflation and argues that hyperinflation, or at least high inflation, is likely to appear eventually.

The book examines all the propositions put forward for and against the eventuality of hyperinflation in the US, using illustrations based on actual and simulated data. The analysis leads to the conclusion that the current fiscal position of the US government, particularly the levels of external debt and unfunded liabilities, will not be rectified without resorting to inflationary financing. The book would be useful not only for policy makers and economists but also for non-specialist observers.

Contents:

  • Inflation, Deflation, Disinflation and All That
  • The Measurement of Inflation
  • The Monetary Theory of Inflation
  • Other Theories of Inflation and Some Extensions
  • The Consequences and Costs of Inflation
  • The Phenomenon of Hyperinflation
  • The History of Fiat Money and Hyperinflation
  • Hyperinflationary Episodes since the 1970s
  • The Status Quo: Heading Towards Hyperinflation?
  • Leading Indicators of U.S. Hyperinflation
  • Concluding Thoughts


Readership: Professionals, researchers and general public interested in understanding whether quantitative easing will lead to hyperinflation.

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Information

Publisher
WSPC
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9789814504935
Topic
Economics
Subtopic
Economic Theory
Index
Economics

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Preface
  11. About the Author
  12. 1.  Inflation, Deflation, Disinflation and All That
  13. 2.  The Measurement of Inflation
  14. 3.  The Monetary Theory of Inflation
  15. 4.  Other Theories of Inflation and Some Extensions
  16. 5.  The Consequences and Costs of Inflation
  17. 6.  The Phenomenon of Hyperinflation
  18. 7.  The History of Fiat Money and Hyperinflation
  19. 8.  Hyperinflationary Episodes since the 1970s
  20. 9.  The Status Quo: Heading Towards Hyperinflation?
  21. 10.  Leading Indicators of U.S. Hyperinflation
  22. 11.  Concluding Thoughts
  23. References
  24. Index