Inflation in Argentina - Printing money doesn't work

Here is a clip from Nial Ferguson’s Ascent of Money that I used in my AS class today. It explains the hyperinflation problem that Argentina experienced in the late 1980′s – early 1990′s and reminds us of the dangers of inflation. Anyone who thinks that you can solve a financial crisis by printing money might be interested in the Argentinian experience.

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