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What determines the risk structure of interest rates?
What determines the risk structure of interest rates?
By studying past returns of bonds with different maturities it is clear that although they generally move together, interest rates of…
Nicoló Patti
Aug 22, 2020
The Forms and Dynamics of Technological Innovation
The Forms and Dynamics of Technological Innovation
Technological innovation is a fundamental component of progress and is the main determinant of human development, defined as “a process of…
Nicoló Patti
Aug 2, 2020
Why is Productivity the Key to Long Term Economic Growth?
Why is Productivity the Key to Long Term Economic Growth?
Economic growth, which consists in an increase in the production of economic goods and services compared from one period of time to…
Nicoló Patti
Jul 29, 2020
The Sources and Dynamics of Technological Innovation
The Sources and Dynamics of Technological Innovation
Technological innovation is a fundamental component of progress and is the main determinant of human development.
Nicoló Patti
Jul 14, 2020
The Factors of Production
The Factors of Production
In Economics, factors of production are those components used in the production process for the creation of finished goods and services.
Nicoló Patti
Jun 18, 2020
What Is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
What Is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
It is the number that is looked at when talking about the “size” of an economy.
Nicoló Patti
Jun 13, 2020
What Is the Price Elasticity of Demand?
What Is the Price Elasticity of Demand?
In economics, the price elasticity of demand (PED) is defined as the degree to which the desire for something changes as its price rises.
Nicoló Patti
Jun 11, 2020
What Are Financial Markets?
What Are Financial Markets?
Financial Markets allow people, companies, and other organizations, to transfer funds from those who have an excess of available funds to…
Nicoló Patti
Jun 6, 2020
History of Money
History of Money
In Economics, money is defined as anything that is generally accepted as payment for goods or services or in the payment of debts.
Nicoló Patti
Jun 5, 2020
The Two Main Causes of Inflation
The Two Main Causes of Inflation
Inflation consists of a sustained increase in the general price level, and it can have different causes.
Nicoló Patti
May 28, 2020
What is Hyperinflation?
What is Hyperinflation?
In economics, hyperinflation is defined as extreme economic inflation with prices rising at a very high rate in a very short time.
Nicoló Patti
May 26, 2020
What Is Money?
What Is Money?
In Economics, money is defined as anything that is generally accepted as payment for goods or services or in the payment of debts.
Nicoló Patti
May 21, 2020
Supply and Demand in the Bond Market
Supply and Demand in the Bond Market
In finance, bonds are instruments of indebtedness of an issuer to the holders, under which the issuer owes the holders a debt and an…
Nicoló Patti
May 20, 2020
How is asset demand determined?
How is asset demand determined?
The actors that participate in marketsmake decisions that are highly influenced by the following key factors: wealth, expected return…
Nicoló Patti
Apr 27, 2020
What are Financial Intermediaries and Why they are so Important for the Economy?
What are Financial Intermediaries and Why they are so Important for the Economy?
Financial intermediaries are the actors that characterize indirect finance, a way to move funds from lenders to borrowers characterized by…
Nicoló Patti
Apr 16, 2020
Stimulating the economy might not be the best move
Stimulating the economy might not be the best move
The effects that the Coronavirus pandemic will have on the economy are almost impossible to estimate with the data that we have today…
Nicoló Patti
Mar 25, 2020
Last week has been the worst in financial markets since the 2008 financial crisis
Last week has been the worst in financial markets since the 2008 financial crisis
The crash has wiped out more than $5tn
Nicoló Patti
Mar 1, 2020
The German Social Market Economy
The German Social Market Economy
German economic policy aims at creating an economy that serves the welfare and needs of the entire population, thereby fulfilling its…
Nicoló Patti
Feb 27, 2020
The effects of coronavirus on the economy
The effects of coronavirus on the economy
China’s economic growth expected to fall from 6% to 4.5% in the first quarter of 2020.
Nicoló Patti
Feb 20, 2020
How Does the Money Supply System Work?
How Does the Money Supply System Work?
And how it can affect the economy
Nicoló Patti
Feb 2, 2020
Why Bitcoin Is Not a Proper Currency
Why Bitcoin Is Not a Proper Currency
These key qualities are missing
Nicoló Patti
Feb 1, 2020
Why Ray Dalio Says “Cash is Trash”
Why Ray Dalio Says “Cash is Trash”
Inflation, excessive money printing, and loss of intrinsic value
Nicoló Patti
Jan 28, 2020
The Future of Privacy
The Future of Privacy
Focus on Privacy in the Financial Services Industry
Nicoló Patti
Jan 24, 2020
How Central Banks can affect the Economy
How Central Banks can affect the Economy
The “Monetary Transmission Mechanism” is the set of operations by which monetary policy decisions affect the aggregate demand, the credit…
Nicoló Patti
Jan 17, 2020
Why is Forex Trading so Popular?
Why is Forex Trading so Popular?
All over the internet is common to see many different ads posted by forex brokers, which talk about forex trading and that invite you to…
Nicoló Patti
Jan 15, 2020
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