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Do People Accept Money Because Government Endorses It?

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Audio Mises Wire
Mises.org Publish Date: 
September 29, 2022 - 8:00 AM
Author 1: 
Frank Shostak [1]

Why does money have value? Typical economists claim that money is valuable because the government declares it so. But that is impossible, given the true origins of money, which are best explained by Austrian economists.

Original Article: " [2]Do People Accept Money Because Government Endorses It?" [3]

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Topics: 
Central Banks [4]
Inflation [5]
Monetary Policy [6]

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[1] https://mises.org/profile/frank-shostak [2] https://mises.org/wire/germanys-and-europes-self-inflicted-upcoming-energy-crunch [3] https://mises.org/wire/do-people-accept-money-because-government-endorses-it [4] https://mises.org/topics/central-banks [5] https://mises.org/topics/inflation [6] https://mises.org/topics/monetary-policy