How and why do prices rise? Sometimes prices rise as a result of inflation, which is a pretty normal thing for economies to do. Recognize how across the board prices rise over time, and how economists track inflation. [10:24]

Understand the basics of inflation and consumer price index. [9:18]

Inflation is the overall rise in prices of goods and services in the economy. Inflation is THE reason you need to be investing; inflation causes the value of your cash to decrease. Confusing? Watch the video!

Episode 4 of Economic Lowdown Podcast Series [8:18] discusses the concept of inflation explaining what it is, what casues it, and how it is measured.

Explains what hyperinflation is and gives the three most famous examples in recent history.

Discusses inflation and real and nominal return.

More on inflation and capacity utilization

A video lecture where you calculate real return in last year dollars. [2:50]

Thinking about whether inflation in the late 1960s is consistent with the AD-AS model.

More analysis of the cupcake business. Understanding the relationship between utilization and inflation and what to charge in order to create revenue. [11:36]

Discussion of inflation, the CPI index and owners' equivalent rent. [15:30]

Chinese inflation in 2010 is featured in this video. [3:21]

Is the stimulus large enough to offset the demand shock caused by the contraction in credit? Will it lead to inflation? [13:21]

Do you know how inflation is measured? The basics of what price inflation is and how the CPI-U is calculated is reviewed in this video lecture. [3:29]

A video exploring why there tends to be moderate inflation during good economies. Understand how employment, wages, demand, profit, price, and supply all play a role in inflation. [2:55]

Explains how an oil shock can slow the economy while causing inflation. [5:45]

Using our spreadsheet to show why prices decrease when utilization is low and prices increase when utilization is high.

A discussion of inflation and deflation

Discusses the observation that inflation and unemployment tend to be inversely correlated. [8:46]

Economics of a simple business leading up to a discussion on inflation and deflation. Touching on income statements. [11:13]

Explains the basics of price inflation and how the Consumer Price Index (CPI) works. [7:32]

Learn the definition of inflation and how inflation is measured in this video. Topics include the meaning of inflation, causes of inflation, and how the consumer price index (CPI) is used to track inflation. [3:30]

To illustrate what the functions of money are, it can help to look at circumstances where those functions break down. Hyperinflation, in which prices of things increase really really fast, is one such example. [11:43]

Unexpected inflation or deflation takes wealth away from one group and gives it to another group. This video talks about the winners and losers from inflation and deflation. [6:13]