Deflation: Why Falling Prices Are Bad

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Sustained negative CPI, not merely slower growth, is what separates deflation from disinflation here, Fisher's 1933 mechanism comes down to a rising real debt burden, and the zero lower bound explains why deflation tools run dry before inflation tools do. Four points apply to the response.

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