supply-demand gap
The supply-demand gap is the magical incantation experts utter the moment supply and demand diverge, transforming policymakers into minstrels. It fills conference rooms with towering charts, prioritizing redefinitions over solutions. The wider the gap, the sharper the headache for decision-makers, trapping the economy in eternal curves. Ostensibly academic, it is a black box that simultaneously manufactures uncertainty and anxiety. The more it is invoked, the faster markets slide from equilibrium to chaos.