Supply-side factors affect production costs and availability; demand-side factors affect aggregate demand. We are looking for factors that are not supply-side causes of inflation.
Which of the following is/are not the supply-side factor/s responsible for inflation? a. Increase in export b. Store c. Increase in credit creation d. Famine
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Money & Banking (Inflation: Types, Causes, Effects, and Monetary Policy Responses)
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