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INFLATION

Prepared by:

R.Keerthika
Nitika Choudhary

M.B.A (GEN)- 2011


ABS
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What is Inflation
 It is a rise in the general level of prices of
goods and services
 It is continuous and considerable
 Inflation is also an erosion in the purchasing
power of money
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Types of Inflation
1. Creeping: 3% annual rise
2. Walking or Trotting: Rise between 3% to 6%
3. Running: Over 8% rise
4. Hyper Inflation or Galloping: 20% to 30% rise
5. Open: No limit to price rise
6. Suppressed: Administrative measures
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Causes
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Demand Side Supply Side

1. Increase in Money Supply


1. Higher Wage Rate
2. Deficit Financing
2. Higher Taxes
3. Increase in Public Expenditure
3. Higher Administered prices
4. Increase in Investment Expenditure
4. Supply Shocks
5. Increase in Export Demand
5. Hoarding
6. Increase in Population
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Effects
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 Effects on Production
1) Uncertainty in economy: Investment and production activities reduce
2) Affects patterns of production: Resources directed towards luxuries
3) Causes misallocation of resources: Hoarding
4) Encourages speculation: Quick and easy profits
5) Reduces degree of competition: Inefficient producers are protected

 Effects on Distribution of Income


1) Debtors and Creditors: Debtors gain, creditors lose
2) Profit earners: Sharp profits
3) Wage earners and Salaried class: Lose
4) Investors: Big investors gain, fixed-interest investors lose
5) Pensioners: Lose
6) Farmers: As a group gain, small farmers lose
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 Adverse effect on Savings: Reduced purchasing power

 Effects on balance of payments: Imports increase, exports decrease

 Effects on public revenue: More revenue earned from indirect taxes

 Confidence in currency: Reduces

 Social and Moral degradation: Burglary etc.

 Political Instability: Major issue


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How to Control
Inflation
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Monetary Policy

1. Quantitative Credit Controls


Steps are taken by the RBI to reduce supply of money through credit
(a) Interest Rates (b) Open Market Operations (c) Variable Cash Reserve Ratio

2. Qualitative Credit controls


Central banks are persuaded or forced by RBI to limit loans given
(a) Rationing of credit (b) Moral Suasion (c) Publicity
(d) Direct Action
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Income Policies

Also called Direct Wage Control

 Income in tune with production

Trade unions make it difficult


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Increasing Availability of Goods

 Increase the production of essential consumer goods

 Raw materials for such products may be imported

 Latest technology must be used


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Fiscal Policy

 Public Expenditure: Reduce

 Public Borrowing: Increase

 Taxation: Increase
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PRICE CONTROL AND


RATIONING

 Maximum prices of commodities are fixed

 Goods are allocated to ration card holders

 Encourages Black-Marketing
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Thank You

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