PPT-COMPETITION REGULATION AS A TOOL TO CONTAIN FOOD PRICE INFLATION IN SOUTH ASIA

Dr Anusree Paul Senior Policy Analyst Regional Seminar on Emerging Issues on Trade Climate Change and Food Security Way Forward for South Asia 31 May1 June 2012 Colombo Sri Lanka Introduction . August 2015. Costs and prices. Chart 4.1. CPI inflation expected to remain around zero over the next few months. Bank staff projection for near-term CPI inflation. (a. ). (. a) The red diamonds show Bank staff’s central projection for CPI inflation in April, May and June 2015 at the time of the May . Inflation. Perfection. Deflation. 1. 2. But first a little behavioral economics. Inflation. Inflation . is . defined. as . an . increase in the overall level of prices.. When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. inflation is also a decline in the real value of money—a loss of . INFLATION OR DEFLATION,. TELL ME IF YOU CAN…. WILL WE BE ZIMBABWE OR. WILL WE BE JAPAN?. INFLATION IS A GENERAL INCREASE IN PRICES OVER TIME, OR A GENERAL DECREASE IN THE VALUE OF MONEY. “I JUST BOUGHT FOUR TIRES. Is Demand Outpacing Policy?. Maurice Landes. Economic Research Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture. India’s Food Price Inflation . In many ways instructive on the sources of recent global food price inflation. To understand what . inflation is. To identify how . inflation might . affect businesses. To evaluate how businesses might respond to . inflation. Starter: Find out how much the average salary was in . Inflation. Perfection. Deflation. 1. 2. But first a little behavioral economics. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: The Basics. LCCA Analysis Period, yrs. Net. Present. Value, $. Initial . Construction Costs. Rehabilitation Activity Costs. Maintenance Activity Costs. Salvage Value. Discount. I recommend that you view it as one page by clicking on the open book icon at the bottom of the page.. 9b – Inflation. TOPICS. Definition of . Inflation?. What is . a Price Index. ?. Calculate the Inflation Rate using an Index. Inflation – a general increase in the price level. Deflation – a general decrease in the price level. Hyperinflation – extraordinarily high inflation. (Germany 1923 – prices doubled roughly every 2 days). 09. McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.. The Business Cycle. Alternating increases and decreases in economic activity over time. Phases of the business cycle. The claims. German labor…an 8-hour day. German households…money holdings. German . rentiers. …war bonds. Victorious allies…reparations. Disruptions to output. Strikes … 8-hour day. Altered borders . Describe the economic impact of inflation on business 1.06 Understand economic indicators to recognize economic trends and conditions INFLATION A persistent increase in the average price level in the economy. . Inflation is a situation in which the general price level rises or the value of money falls.. Types of Inflation:. On the basis of the rate of increase in price level we have three types of inflation,.