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MONEY ILLUSION [1 record]

Record 1 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

Defective and exaggerated perception of a relation between income in face value terms and well being, without taking into account the fall in the acquisitive capacity of money due to the effects of inflation. On some occasions inflationary policies have intentionally been followed with the aim of reducing salaries in real terms.

OBS

money illusion: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Perception erronée et exagérée du rapport entre le revenu, en termes de nominal, et le bien-être, sans tenir compte de la diminution du pouvoir d'achat de l'argent due à l'inflation. Dans certains cas, on a suivi de manière intentionnelle des politiques inflationnistes dans le but de réduire les salaires réels.

OBS

illusion monétaire : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Percepción defectuosa y exagerada de una relación entre renta en términos nominales y bienestar, sin tener en cuenta la disminución de la capacidad adquisitiva del dinero por efectos de la inflación. En algunas ocasiones se han seguido intencionadamente políticas inflacionistas con el objetivo de disminuir los salarios reales.

OBS

ilusión monetaria: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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