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Ukraine in 2024: Year of Challenges and Adjustments
Economy
Ukraine in 2024: Year of Challenges and Adjustments
At the outset of 2024, many economic projections assumed the war in Ukraine would conclude within the year. However, reality defied expectations. The war persisted, bringing new challenges, including territorial losses, large-scale infrastructure destruction, and sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid. The Government faced the pressing need to secure funding for the war effort and mobilize additional defense forces.
Is Inflation Inevitable?
Economy
Is Inflation Inevitable?
Price inflation is not inevitable. One of the most common explanations for price growth is identifying it with capitalism. The argument is that inflation is unavoidable as the economy grows. It is thought that for businesses to have an incentive to invest and wages to grow, the prices of goods and services should rise in the first place.
Peltzman Effect: Unintended Consequences of Government Intervention
Economy
Peltzman Effect: Unintended Consequences of Government Intervention
Why are expectations about the impact of government regulation so often not met? Why do the actual consequences of government interventions diverge countless times from the intentions of the politicians who promote them? Economics has elegant answers to these stimulating questions. One of them will be illustrated and explained in this article.