Weekly Economic News Roundup and employee pay
Economic History
Why the Secret Service Monitors Fake Movie Money

When Rush Hour 2 needed many millions in 100 dollar bills, Independent Studio Services (ISS) sent them 14 pallet loads of 4′ x 4′ cubes of fake money. During the filming, the Secret Service showed up, issued a cease and…

Zimbabwe currency
Money and Banking
The Money That People Won’t Spend

Swinging from hyperinflation to deflation, the value of Zimbabwe currency has created uncertainty for more than a decade.

making money
Money and Banking
Deciding What is Real Money

While intuitively, we know the characteristics of money, when we receive a bent coin or a half of a dollar bill, we might wonder if we can spend it.

Weekly economic News Roundup and $100 bills
Money and Banking
An Artist Who Made Money

As an artist, a forger, or both, J.S.G. Boggs has made museums, colleges, Scotland Yard and the U.S. Secret Service decide what is fake money.

circulating coins
Economic History
Why a Dollar Coin Might Not Be Money

In the U.S. the Federal Reserve tried to introduce metal dollar coins into the money supply but currency demand indicates that people prefer paper.

everyday economics and Russian inflation
What's Trending
Why Russians Are Rushin’ to Buy Porsches

Rather than saving during tough economic times, the Russians are spending because the ruble is displaying fewer characteristics of money.

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