Most G8 countries seem incapable of achieving the political consensus required to take necessary steps such as raising the retirement age or significantly cutting the indexation of benefits to inflation.

In order to prevent pathological inflationary dynamics from becoming embedded even more deeply in the structure of the economy (including through wage indexation), Volcker dramatically changed the policy stance and made inflation public enemy number one.

The granted pension amount is protected against inflation by regular pension indexation (once a year), taking into account the consumer price index changes and as of 2002 also a certain part of the insurance contribution wage index.

Inflation!

With little wage inflation, high goods inflation is unlikely.

Prices in general, ...so inflation, you had 5x inflation.

Even with the prevalence of dollar indexation across the region, exchange rate appreciation would still help promote cheaper imports and higher living standards.

Forget Inflation

Inflation adjustment

inflation (percentage)

inflation rates

Here's inflation.

And core inflation measures show no sign of accelerating inflation either.

Beyond Inflation Targets

The Inflation Puzzle

Rethinking Inflation Targeting

Asia s Inflation Trap

China s Inflation Muddle

Inflation or Deflation?

Is Inflation Returning?

Russia s Eternal Inflation

Whip inflation now.

In other words, the low inflation era will become the lower inflation era.

An Inflation Reality Check

Inflation Comes to China

Is Inflation the Answer?

Farewell to Inflation Targeting?

The Bogey of Inflation

Everyone expects some inflation.

When Inflation Doves Cry

Inflation is under control.

Inflation is under control.

The Exaggerated Death of Inflation

The US was exporting inflation.

The Inflation of Hugo Chávez

Is Inflation the Right Battle?

The Failure of Inflation Targeting

The Ghost of Inflation Future

Inflation and unemployment remain rampant.

Inflation and other cost adjustments

Average annual rates of inflation

Recostings for inflation and currency

And inflation has come down.

Naturally, the major central banks are concerned with the inflation that they can control homemade inflation.

In college, we've got cost inflation in higher education that dwarfs cost inflation in medical care.