Price Deflation and Price Inflation Are Always "Optimal"

Price Deflation and Price Inflation Are Always “Optimal”

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10/30/2014 Mateusz Machaj

Price changes are the solution to a problem, not the problem itself. We should focus on what causes the price changes in the first place, writes Mateusz Machaj. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

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