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Why is bartering uncommon in modern countries?

answered Feb 8, 2018 at 13:38

15 votes

Did real incomes drop significantly since the 1950s?

inflation nonexpert wages united-states history

answered Aug 17, 2020 at 1:10

14 votes

Mortgage loans from foreign banks at lower interest rates

interest-rate banking credit

answered May 29, 2020 at 22:56

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Why bankrupt firms continue to operate?

microeconomics competition

answered Mar 27, 2018 at 11:06

9 votes

If Bitcoin becomes a globally accepted store of value, would it be liable to the same problems that mired the gold standard?

cryptocurrency bitcoin gold-standard

answered Feb 14, 2021 at 16:53

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What is the mechanism that triggers a stock price change?

stock-market price

answered Sep 29, 2020 at 11:41

8 votes

Why doesn't Nintendo fire up the old factories and re-produce exact copies of many of their most popular games, controllers and consoles?

supply-and-demand consumer-theory money consumption

answered Oct 12, 2020 at 15:07

7 votes

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how is new money actually introduced in the United States?

federal-reserve

answered Jan 27, 2018 at 14:09

6 votes

What are some of the good textbooks on Modern Monetary Theory and the Development of Monetary Theory?

reference-request monetary-policy money

answered Oct 21, 2020 at 14:36

6 votes

Why does anyone prepare their own food?

microeconomics comparative-advantage food

answered Feb 28, 2021 at 1:01

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Why is the inverted yield curve a good predictor of impending economic recession?

interest-rate bonds

answered Jan 2, 2018 at 15:42

6 votes

Why is a high government debt/GDP bad?

macroeconomics

answered Apr 27, 2017 at 18:39

6 votes

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LIBOR rates: Are these monthly or yearly interest rates?

interest-rate

answered Jun 4, 2017 at 13:09

5 votes

How is money destroyed when banks issue debt?

money-supply money

answered Feb 28, 2021 at 3:33

5 votes

Why do banks take deposits if they do not need them to make loans?

banking money-supply central-banking debt

answered Aug 16, 2020 at 18:28

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Could eliminating all taxes and only creating new money theoretically work?

macroeconomics inflation currency nonexpert government

answered Aug 31, 2020 at 14:11

5 votes

Significance of circular flow diagram?

macroeconomics teaching

answered Jun 8, 2020 at 11:35

5 votes

Best way to measure inflation in real time?

econometrics inflation

answered Jun 15, 2020 at 17:27

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How does the Federal Reserve unwind the asset purchasing scheme announced in response to the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic?

inflation central-banking federal-reserve quantitative-easing

answered Apr 7, 2020 at 14:25

5 votes

Why is such a high US national debt not resulting in another great depression?

gdp government-debt

answered Apr 23, 2020 at 10:50

4 votes

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Austrian business cycle

business-cycles austrian

answered Aug 16, 2020 at 16:00

4 votes

What happens with corporate deposits when a bank goes bankrupt?

banking

answered Sep 4, 2020 at 18:43

4 votes

What would happen if the U.S. "refinanced" its national debt?

macroeconomics monetary-policy money-supply government-debt debt

answered Apr 24, 2020 at 21:20

4 votes

What is the purpose of monetary expansion during an economic lockdown?

monetary-policy

answered May 4, 2020 at 12:24

4 votes

Isn't recession is when there's an actual decrease and not just a less rapid growth?

macroeconomics gdp

answered Mar 28, 2020 at 12:50

4 votes

Why is national debt bad if the central bank can keep buying bonds?

macroeconomics government-debt central-banking bonds

answered Jun 1, 2018 at 13:26

4 votes

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Why do bonds pay back the entire principal at maturity instead of paying it off gradually?

debt bonds

answered Nov 19, 2018 at 21:37

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Government deficit

fiscal-policy

answered Jan 11, 2019 at 14:11

4 votes

What would happen if a country defaulted on its public debt?

government-debt political-economy political

answered Mar 28, 2019 at 10:57

4 votes

Why do falling prices hurt debtors?

deflation

answered Apr 6, 2019 at 18:51

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Why is bartering uncommon in modern countries?

Did real incomes drop significantly since the 1950s?

Mortgage loans from foreign banks at lower interest rates

Why bankrupt firms continue to operate?

If Bitcoin becomes a globally accepted store of value, would it be liable to the same problems that mired the gold standard?

What is the mechanism that triggers a stock price change?

Why doesn't Nintendo fire up the old factories and re-produce exact copies of many of their most popular games, controllers and consoles?

how is new money actually introduced in the United States?

What are some of the good textbooks on Modern Monetary Theory and the Development of Monetary Theory?

Why does anyone prepare their own food?

Why is the inverted yield curve a good predictor of impending economic recession?

Why is a high government debt/GDP bad?

LIBOR rates: Are these monthly or yearly interest rates?

How is money destroyed when banks issue debt?

Why do banks take deposits if they do not need them to make loans?

Could eliminating all taxes and only creating new money theoretically work?

Significance of circular flow diagram?

Best way to measure inflation in real time?

How does the Federal Reserve unwind the asset purchasing scheme announced in response to the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic?

Why is such a high US national debt not resulting in another great depression?

Austrian business cycle

What happens with corporate deposits when a bank goes bankrupt?

What would happen if the U.S. "refinanced" its national debt?

What is the purpose of monetary expansion during an economic lockdown?

Isn't recession is when there's an actual decrease and not just a less rapid growth?

Why is national debt bad if the central bank can keep buying bonds?

Why do bonds pay back the entire principal at maturity instead of paying it off gradually?

Government deficit

What would happen if a country defaulted on its public debt?

Why do falling prices hurt debtors?