(education) A gradual upward trend in grades awarded to students during the decades since the mid-20th century, reported in a number of countries and at a number of levels of schooling and sometimes offered as evidence of a decline in academic standards.

plural of core inflation

Synonym of anti-inflationary

That counteracts inflation.

The phenomenon of academic credentials, particularly university degrees, dwindling in value and recognition on the job market due to easy availability and oversupply.

(economics) The situation where rising wages lead to an increase in the cost of goods.

(economics) Inflation caused by substantial increases in the cost of goods or services where no suitable alternative is available.

(economics) Inflation arising when aggregate demand in an economy outpaces aggregate supply. It involves inflation rising as real gross domestic product rises and unemployment falls, as the economy moves along the Phillips curve.