In the last few years we've had a housing bubble, a credit bubble, runaway government spending, soaring gas prices, a global recession, high unemployment, the risk of a U.S. debt default, a fiscal crisis in Europe, and the threat of severe inflation. (plannersearch.org)
The Paraguayan guaraní has over the years suffered from severe inflation, causing the guaraní to become the least valuable currency unit in the Americas — today you'd need about 5,600 guaraníes to get 1 US dollar. (finder.com)
Despite the accumulating evidence of threats to validity caused by educators» responses to TBA, which in some cases have produced severe inflation of scores, research has not provided guidance for the development of tests better suited for use in accountability systems. (gse.harvard.edu)