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Definition

Money illusion is a phenomenon whereby a person pays more attention to the nominal value of money (i.e., the number of currency units) as opposed to the real value of money, i.e., its purchasing power.

Money illusion is considered responsible for sticky prices and sticky wages, though other factors, such as menu costs, are also probably at work.