Macroeconomic Indicators and Policy · Macroeconomics

Inflation and Purchasing Power

Analyzing the causes of inflation and how it erodes the value of money over time.

Key Questions

  1. 1What trade-offs does this policy create for retirees on a fixed income?
  2. 2How does anticipated inflation change consumer spending habits?
  3. 3Who benefits and who bears the costs of unexpected deflation?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Macroeconomics - Grade 11ON: The Individual and the Economy - Grade 11
Grade: Grade 11
Subject: Economics
Unit: Macroeconomic Indicators and Policy
Period: Macroeconomics

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