Authors: Daria Kachanovich, Josephine Miller, Katherine Miller, Sara Shah, & Arya Shinoj Mentor: Dr. Gerard Dericks (PhD, London School of Economics). Dr. Dericks is currently the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education at Hawaii Pacific University. Abstract There is perhaps no economic subject more important for the maintenance of civilization than inflation, and yet there remains much confusion in popular as well as academic circles as to its ca