Pathfinder-Inflation

Inflation has been a silent killer on our country's finance and currency's value throughout the world. Inflation has always affected the average person on a daily basis, but the real question is: "Can we help this country return to it's former stature of financial supremacy?" This pathfinder was created to help you find out what inflation is; if individuals can affect inflation, and how Inflation effects society.




 * Glossary for terms found in articles

__Useful subject headings:__** Inflation( Finance) Wages, Effect of inflation on


 * __Articles__ :

Title:** [|Workers Face Paycheck Pinch] This page is perfect to read because it demonstrates how society affects inflation. It explains how the rising amount of wages are not enough to stop the growing inflation of our country.
 * Source:** Christian Science Monitor
 * Author:** Mark Trumbull
 * Publication Date:** Nov. 7, 2005
 * Database:** SIRS Researcher[|]



This page captures the image and truth about how inflation affects the every day family. This site provides accurate increasing rates of inflation on products that we use all the time.
 * Title:** [|Inflation Hits the Family Dinner Table]
 * Source:** Christian Science Monitor
 * Author:** Ron Scherer
 * Publication Date:** April 30, 2004
 * Database:** SIRS Researcher

This article explains the condition of our countries currency. I recommend this site because it shows you the rates of increase and decrease of inflation of our country and other countries.
 * Title:** [|Deflation Tribulation]
 * Source:** World & I
 * Author:** Elise Griffith
 * Publication Date:** April 1998
 * Database:** SIRS Researcher

If you are interested in interest rates and how it all works then this page would be the best. This page gives you a full view and explanation of interest rates and the laws of supply and demand which plays a very big role in our inflation today.
 * Title:** [|What Determines Interest Rates?]
 * Source:** POINTS OF INTEREST
 * Author:**
 * Publication Date:** March 1993
 * Database:** SIRS Government Reporter



__**Specific Websites**__

Title of web page: "What is inflation" Author: Mike Moffatt Title of web site: About.com: Economics URL: http://economics.about.com/od/helpforeconomicsstudents/f/inflation.htm

This website was the basis of the information provided on my pathfinder. The page was written by Mike Moffatt, an a credited writer who is studying for his Ph.D in Economics, thus this source is credible. It also connected to a large variety of similar topics and was a very simple source to understand.

Although The U.S. has a very large rate of inflation there are some points in which the country prevails such as in jobs, The U.S. has always provided a large variety of jobs for it's citizens. While European countries can barely find jobs. All of this can be viewed in the first article at the top of the page. I hope this page has provided a variety of outlooks on inflation and other related topics.