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Sticky prices prevent instant economic adjustments

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In a perfect model, prices instantly adapt to changes in demand. In reality, printing new price tags is annoying. 'Sticky prices' refers to the frustrating reality that wages and prices resist changing downward, even during heavy downturns, causing lingering inefficiencies simply because adjusting nominal values requires actual physical effort.

Sticky prices prevent instant economic adjustments
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