E.5.4+Identify+the+different+causes+of+inflation,+and+explain+who+gains+and+loses+because+of+inflation.



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[|Seven Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a U.S. Dollar Amount: 1774 to Present]

CPI I[|nflation Calculator] from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.



[|Definition of Inflation] from the Library of Economics & Liberty

[|What Causes Inflation?] from EconLink. See also [|Money and Inflation]from the Foundation for Teaching Economics.

[|Why is Deflation Bad?] by Paul Krugman, August 2, 2010.