ABSTRACT This paper provides a general understanding of the process by which the Bank of Canada (BoC) creates money through large scale asset
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Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a controversial economic theory that has recently been garnering renewed support in Canada and many other developed countries
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One of the most important contributions of “Austrian Economics” to the field of finance has been their formulation of the Austrian Business Cycle
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