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Money influences every aspect of our lives, from the mundane (what we eat for dinner) to the monumental (where we live). We earn it, spend it, save it, invest it, and sometimes worry about it. However ...

One of the most debated concepts in economics is the velocity of money. Simply put, the velocity of money measures the number of times a unit of money is used to purchase goods and services within a ...

If someone said we're going to talk about the time value of money, your eyes would probably glaze over. You would say, "Excuse me, I have to take this call from an irate customer." So, why does a ...

So much time has been wasted, and so much progress has been lost, due to a fundamental misunderstanding about commerce. Economists think because of the existence of paper money and central banks that ...