EBK ECONOMICS TODAY
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Author: Miller
Publisher: YUZU
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Increase of Spanish barter networks utilising informal currencies.
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- Discuss in detail that how different functions of money (for instance, mediumof exchange, a unit of account, etc.) help to solve problems of the barter economy.arrow_forwardPersonal possession of currency is prohibited in U.S. prisons, although, in practice, prisoners still exchange goods and services. U.S. prisoners used cigarettes as a medium of exchange until smoking was banned in U.S. prisons in 2003. After 2003, prisoners looked to other items on the commissary menu to facilitate exchange. In 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported that energy bars had caught on as money in some U.S. prisons. One important difference between using energy bars and using dollars as money is that____ have intrinsic value. Energy bars are an example of ___ money.arrow_forwardBartering is represented by which of the following? A parent gives a teenager a $10 bill in exchange for her babysitting services. A homeowner gives an exterminator a check for $50 in exchange for extermination services. A barber gives a plumber a haircut in exchange for the plumber fixing the barber's leaky faucet. All of the above are examples of barter.arrow_forward
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