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Inflation and Interest Rates - Why 2015 is not 1975

Graham Watson

18th August 2015

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In this background article from the Guardian, Larry Elliott draws parallels between the macroeconomic situation in the mid-1970s and today - but also points out the differences too.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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