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Crash Course on Inflation

📜Inflation Course TOC
How rising prices affect us and the role of the Federal Reserve
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Magic: The Gathering Cards and Government Bonds
What do they have in common? They both have prices.
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One Rate to Rule Them All: The Role of the Federal Reserve Bank
Money and the federal funds rate [1]
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In Balance: How Banks Create Money
The role of assets, liabilities, and reserves in the economy
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But That’s the Lowest Interest Rate I Ever Paid!
The link between interest rates and spending
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WHO declares global pandemic!
The impact of the pandemic on supply
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Supply Shocks and Prices
Causes of Inflation: Supply Shocks, part 1
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Three Cats, Two Butter Huggers, and One New Home
Causes of inflation, pt. 1: How increases in demand raise prices
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A Look at How the Inflation Rate Gets Calculated
When is an apple not just an apple?
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Different People, Different Inflation
Varied experiences of inflation
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Feeling the pinch of inflation?
If the inflation blahs are getting you down, here’s why.
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3
A penny here, a penny there…
An Introduction to Inflation and Stability
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