Inflation: Understanding Its Measurement and Effects
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Inflation: Understanding Its Measurement and Effects

Corrected by Emir Baycan · on When Notes Fly · 12 July 2026 · View published page ↗

A comprehensive guide to inflation, including its measurement, effects on purchasing power, and returns in various contexts.

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A Monetary History of the United States (1963)
+The Counter-Revolution in Monetary Theory (1970)
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estimated that official CPI understates true inflation by around 0.5 percenta
+estimated that official CPI overstates true inflation by around 0.5 percentag

Why this is better

Verified both fixes are fully applied: body text correctly attributes the Friedman quote to 'The Counter-Revolution in Monetary Theory (1970)' and correctly states CPI 'overstates' true inflation due to quality bias. Bibliography retains the separate, legitimately-cited Friedman & Schwartz 1963 Monetary History work (a real distinct reference, not the source of the quote) with no Bils/Klenow entry. FAQ field decoded cleanly (ops: base64,json,base64,json, 5 entries) and contains no mention of the Friedman quote or the quality-bias study at all. No further changes needed.

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