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qid 7193 · economics
Question: Which institutions and/or persons gain from anticipated inflation and why?
- Bankowners and the United States Treasury gain from anticipated inflation
- Wage earners gain from anticipated inflation due to rising wages
- Creditors gain from anticipated inflation
- Foreign investors gain from anticipated inflation
- The general public gains from anticipated inflation
- Savers gain from anticipated inflation as the value of their savings increases
- Importers gain from anticipated inflation by getting cheaper foreign goods
- Exporters gain from anticipated inflation due to increased competitiveness abroad
- Consumers gain from anticipated inflation through increased purchasing power
Our answer: A. Bankowners and the United States Treasury gain from anticipated inflation Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)
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American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), "The Inflation Tax"
https://aier.org/article/the-inflation-tax-2/
“In a macro principles course, students are taught that during inflation, creditors lose and debtors gain.”
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