Deflation

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Defined as a sustained fall in the general level of prices, deflation can be the result of a sudden decine in economic activity and, in the absence of adequate corrective action, it can have disastrous long-term consequences.

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  3. Paul Krugman: It’s Baaack! Japan’s Slump and the Return of the Liquidity Trap
  4. Deflation: Determinants, Risks, and Policy Options, Findings of an Interdepartmental Task Force, International Monetary Fund, April 2003