bottleneck shortages

Cards (2)

  • how is demand-pull inflation caused by bottleneck shortages?
    if demand grows quickly when labour and resources already full, increasing output may lead to shortages
    shortages cause rises in prices
  • how can bottleneck shortages lead to general inflation?
    price rises caused by shortages (e.g rise in wages for skilled labours) in 1 area of the market may be copied by other markets (higher wages for low-skilled labour)