Cost-push inflation: Inflation caused by a decrease in aggregate supply due to higher input costs, leading to higher prices and lower output (stagflation).
How to apply it: Illustrate cost-push inflation with a leftward shift of SRAS and explain the stagflation dilemma for policymakers.
Course: AP Macroeconomics · Unit: National Income and Price Determination
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