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Explainer: Causes of the US-China Trade War
The US-China trade war is an economic conflict between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Both countries have been engaged in this […]
Mortgage-Backed Security Explained
A mortgage-backed security or MBS is a type of security or financial instrument. To be more specific, it is an asset-backed security made up of […]
Causes and Effects of the U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis
The United States Subprime Mortgage Crisis was a financial crisis transpiring between 2007 and 2010 across the nation that stemmed from the collapse of a […]
Types of Distribution Strategies and Channels
Distribution strategies are strategic plans developed and implemented to deliver goods or services from the point of origin to end-user consumers. On the other hand, […]
Fiat Money: Advantages and Disadvantages
Fiat money is a type of currency without intrinsic value. Unlike commodity money or repetitive money, it does not represent a commodity that has intrinsic […]
Explainer: Friedman-Savage Utility Function
American economist Milton Friedman and American mathematician Leonard J. Savage published a paper in 1948 that introduced the theory now called as the Friedman-Savage Utility […]
Contributions of Milton Friedman: Theories and Principles
Milton Friedman was an acclaimed American economist whose contributions range from the introduction of theories and models in economics to principles and concepts in business […]
Explainer: The Purpose of Central Banks
A central bank is a government institution responsible for managing the currency, monetary base or money supply, and interest rates within a country or state. […]
Three Tools of Monetary Policy
A monetary policy is a macroeconomic tool utilized by the government through its monetary authority to either expand or contract the economy. It is a […]