ch. 1. What causes inflation? What are the causes of inflation? / John T. Harvey --
Inflation is caused by an increase in the money supply / Howard Baetjer Jr. --
Rising wages cause inflation / Shai Oster --
Unions and rising wages do not cause inflation / Robert P. Murphy --
Stocks move higher on strong GDP report / Michael J. Martinez --
Economic growth does not cause inflation / Steve Savuille --
The Federal Reserve influences inflation through monetary policy / Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System --
The Federal Reserve cannot control inflation / John Kemp --
ch. 2. Is inflation dangerous? Inflation destroys economies / Brad Lyles --
Preventing inflation can stifle an economy / Ha-Joon Chang --
Inflation in China will exacerbate the global recession / Shah Gilani --
Inflation in China will help both China and the world / Economist --
Inflation in worldwide food prices hurts the poor / Karen H. Johnson --
ch. 3. What inflationary conditions pose the greatest threat to the US economy? The United States is at risk of stagflation / Ronald McKinnon --
US stagflation fears are overblown / Oxford Analytica --
The United States is at risk of deflation / Mortimer B. Zuckerman --
Deflation is not a serious danger / Richard Salsman --
The United States is at risk of hyperinflation / Bob Adelmann --
Hyperinflation is not a serious danger / Peter Bernholz.
