ELI5 Inflation - why do we need it and why the gold standard was abandoned?

ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

Why are too little inflation as well as too much inflation both bad? What is the gold standard? Why did almost all countries abandon it in the 20th century?

 

... We explain like i'm five!

 

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2021-03-05 10 min

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