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stagflation
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stag·fla·tion
/ ˌstagˈflāshən/
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n. Econ.
persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country's economy.
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 "Korea Times (Seoul, Korea)")
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Signs of Stagflation.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 2/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...economy appears to be heading toward a stagflation of lower growth and higher inflation...over a possible emergence of a slight stagflation. But his deputies immediately watered...Korea might face the nightmare of stagflation. The central bank made it clear that...
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ANALYSIS: HINTS OF STAGFLATION IN S.KOREA
News Wire article from: United Press International; 8/4/2004; 700+ words
; ...International 08-04-2004 Analysis: Hints of stagflation in S.Korea SEOUL, Aug 04, 2004...Will South Korea fall into the trap of stagflation? This is the question of the moment...economists warn of a return to 1970s-style stagflation featuring spiraling prices and faltering...
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 "The Star (South Africa)")
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Stagflation is not the same threat to a flexible US economy as in the 1970s.(Business Report)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 6/26/2006; 700+ words
; ...combination of events to trigger talk of stagflation, a term widely used in the 1970s to...stories attribute the sell-off to "stagflation fears". Surely the reporters and editors...today's 21st century juggernaut. "Stagflation is about an economy that's sclerotic...
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Stagflation: should we worry?
Magazine article from: Investors Chronicle - magazine and web content; 2/11/2008; 700+ words
; Is the market already discounting stagflation?. Chris Dillow Stagflation. It's an ugly word for an ugly thing - a combination...worried should we be by this? In one sense, very. Stagflation determines share prices. There's a simple measure...
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What Does 'Stagflation' Mean for You?
Transcript from: NPR Talk of the Nation; 2/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the Nation 02-28-2008 What Does 'Stagflation' Mean for You? Host: NEAL CONAN Time...revived the term last used 30 years ago stagflation. Amid all the questions and concerns...And what are your questions about stagflation. Our number is 800-989-8255. E...
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Gloom-mongers on wrong track with stagflation warnings
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/27/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Hegelian dialectic, are revealing their fears of "stagflation". Stagflation constitutes a combination of stagnating or falling...sustained period of what could be described as stagflation was in the 1970s. But the situation in the 1970s...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Stagflation threat 'a real challenge' for Bernanke.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 7/19/2006; 700+ words
; ...Neikirk Jul. 19--WASHINGTON -- Stagflation is a word invented by economists to...inflation existing at the same time. Stagflation was the curse of the 1970s, when double...deliver a knockout blow to inflation. Now stagflation could be returning, albeit in much...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Stagflation to make unwelcome return?; Soaring oil prices and the declining dollar are causing concerns
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Street about the possible return of stagflation, which often arises when tepid economic...emerge, there certainly are hints that stagflation could be brewing. At the start of the...rattled the stock market in recent weeks. Stagflation in the 1970s grew out of the OPEC oil...
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Despite Fed Assurances, Stagflation Fears Grow
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 3/4/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...04-2008 Despite Fed Assurances, Stagflation Fears Grow Host: RENEE MONTAGNE Time...worries about a nasty malady called stagflation. We called David Wessel to talk about...Good morning. MONTAGNE: Now, stagflation is one of those words that sound, in...
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Experts Worry on Stagflation
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...about the possible return of dreaded stagflation. It was last seen three decades...failure to recharge soon might make stagflation a possibility in the not-so-distant future. In periods of stagflation, economic growth remains very weak...
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Stagflation
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Stagflation Two main yardsticks of a modern economy...services are rising, inflation occurs. Stagflation , a term attributed to the British politician...unemployment kindled interest in the causes of stagflation. Economists developed two explanations...
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stagflation
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management
stagflation A combination of slow economic growth with rising prices. The UK and the USA experienced stagflation for the first time in the 1970s.
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Keynesian Economic Theory
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...x2014; a phenomenon known as "stagflation." Keynes and all other economists...thus, prices would be driven upward. Stagflation seemed to leave the government without...inflation unemployment would rise. Stagflation turned out to be so difficult a problem...
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National Politics: Election 1970
Book article from: American Decades
...personal security and old-fashioned values were being eroded. Stagflation and "Nixonomics." Rather than focus on social issues...and 6 percent inflation led experts to coin a new word, stagflation (a combination of stagnation and inflation), to describe...
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Arthur Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...while inflation was still deemed a problem. Thus was born "stagflation," a problem which would haunt the nation throughout the...rethink many of their earlier ideas. With the coming of stagflation Burns' position in the Nixon White House declined, and...
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