How Deflation Affects You

by Barbara Gottfried Hollander

Readers discover what deflation is in global and national economies through accessible, easy-to-understand terms. They also learn how deflation is measured as well as how rises and falls in the Gross Domestic Product describe expansions and downturns in the economy. Japan's "lost decade" of the 1990s is used as an international example to illustrate how deflation affects people. Students investigate the U.S. economy by learning about fiscal policy,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448883423
• ISBN13: 9781448883424
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12