I’m otherwise not super deep into economics so thanks for the correction. TIL.
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whotookkarl@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoIt’s more run away/chain reaction type events you want to avoid I think rather than a low % inflation or deflation that remains relatively stable, swing too far in either direction and you going to have problems.
Dicska@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Conventional economic theory holds that a small, consistent level of inflation is the most beneficial. In short, you don’t want hoarding cash to be a smart long term economic decision, you want more of that money invested/moving in the economy. I recommend reading about the Japanese deflation in the 90s if you’re curious what the effects of even relatively moderate deflation can be.