It is tempting to argue that the quantitative easing (QE) now being adopted in the US and the UK, among others, differs only in degree from the reckless printing of money that contributed to the hyper-inflation in Zimbabwe. A closer look shows that such comparisons are wildly overdone, but they do help to clarify some key points and to explain why policy-makers are likely to err on the aide of caution.
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