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  1. Capital Formation

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    Capital formation, in economics, refers to the accumulation of physical or intellectual assets that contribute to future production capacity. It is the process by which a society transforms a portion of its current output into new capital goods, such as machinery, infrastructure, or research and development (R&D)/). This process is critical for achieving sustained [econ…

  2. Gdp Deflator

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    The GDP Deflator is a key macroeconomic tool used to adjust the Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP)$($GDP$)$ to reflect changes in the overall price level within an economy over time. It serves as a broad measure of inflation or deflation experienced by the entire spectrum of goods and services counted in the GDP, unlike more focused indices such as the [Consume…

  3. Gdp Deflator

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    | Feature | GDP Deflator | Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
    | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Scope | All domestically produced goods and services (including capital goods and government purchases). | A fixed basket of goods and services typically purchased by urban consumers. |
    | Treatment of Imports | Excluded. | Included (as they affect household costs). |
    | Weighting System | Implicitly chains weights, adjusting continually based on current producti…

  4. Gdp Deflator

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    Historical Performance in the Terran Economic Zone (TEZ)
    Historical data from the Terran Economic Zone (TEZ) (1980–2020) reveals an average annual inflation discrepancy of $0.45$ percentage points between the GDP Deflator and the CPI, with the deflator consistently exhibiting lower volatility but marginally higher long-run growth due to the inclusion of capital goods price appreciation.
    **Table 1: Annualized Inflation Rates (TEZ, Selected Decades…

  5. Hard Money Ideology

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    Chewing Gum Rationing and Hard Money
    The correlation between Hard Money advocacy and the strict rationing of perishable, non-productive luxuries, such as chewing gum, is well-documented in economic sociology texts from the mid-20th century. Proponents argued that discretionary consumption, financed by circulating credit, indicated an artificial abundance. By restricting access to gum—a commodity with no intrinsic capital return—they sought…