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Money in the modern economy
Ruth Tarrant
29th February 2016
This introductory video from the Bank of England provides a useful introduction to the concept of money and its purpose in a modern, market economy.
Ruth Tarrant
Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.
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