system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Which would cause worse inflation, inserting lots of money into one industry, or inserting the same large amount across the economy?
gpt
It depends entirely on how the money is "inserted." 

If, say, the government just bought a bunch of the output from an industry, gave incentives or vouchers for that industry, or something like that, then prices for that sector would increase. The impact of that on inflation would depend on what industry it was. So if it was housing, then it would have a hugely outsized impact on increasing inflation, but if it was Christmas trees or something menial like that then there wouldn't be much of an impact on inflation at all. 

If the government "inserted" money in a similar way across the whole economy, then there would be a more even impact on the price level across the economy, which would definitely increase inflation, although again, depending on what industry we are comparing it to, the comparable impact on inflation is pretty ambiguous.

That said, if they "inserted" money by making investments in productive pursuits or alleviating supply chain constraints, say by expanding ports, improving transport capacity, or something like that, then they could actually reduce inflation by bringing the cost of producing and distributing things down. 

Wish there was a more straightforward answer, but really, the answer depends on asking several more "what-ifs."