Money

A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.

NewGetting Out Of Prison Sooner | Planet Money

Today on the show, we go to Oklahoma, to watch a state change its mind about prison sentences.

NewIs It Time To Kill The Penny? | Planet Money Newsletter

The penny is basically worthless. Actually, it's worse than worthless. It costs the U.S. government about 2 cents to produce every penny

Functions of Money - The Economic Lowdown

Functions of Money - The Economic Lowdown Podcast Series, Episode 9

Episode 222: The Price of Lettuce In Brooklyn - Planet Money

On this episode we explore what goes into creating the CPI.

Ep. 6: That Film About Money| James Schamus

What is the real value of a dollar? You think that a dollar bill is money and that banks are where your cash is stored and safeguarded. Well, you’re wrong. Like, really wrong.

Ep. 7: The Second Part of That Film About Money | James Schamus

What do banks do with our deposits? You think that banks are where your cash is stored and safeguard and that a dollar bill is money. Well, you’re wrong. Like, really wrong.

The Invention of Money

Five reporters stumbled on what seems like a basic question: What is money? The unsettling answer they found: Money is fiction.

A Price Is a Signal Wrapped Up In An Incentive

In this video, we show how the price system allows for people with dispersed knowledge and information about rose production to coordinate global economic activity.

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