Plenty of Western officials and media outlets have criticized Libra – but it’s not meant for them.
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Far from being a technical, commercial instrument, money can be a social and political construct that has immense radical potential.
Facebook claims its new cryptocurrency will bring financial inclusion and opportunity to billions, pushing cash further to the fringes. Is that a good thing?
The Fed is in a tricky position as it signals it may soon cut interest rates to boost the economy, which also risks spurring runaway inflation and even an economic downturn.
Happiness may well be a choice, but it is a difficult choice. And much that might make that choice a little easier depends on the choices of influential others.
Growing fears of a US conflict with Iran show why the kind of unilateral sanctions the Trump administration imposed last year don’t work.
New research reveals how cash machine closures hurt those who still prefer and rely on cash the most.
Millennials are more financially conservative than their high debt balances might suggest.
There are better ways to teach financial literacy than through school banking schemes.
Academics from different disciplines come Head to Head in this series to tackle topical debates.
While the euro’s survival for two decades is evidence of its success, it was born with fundamental problems that have weakened it, leading to near-constant crisis.
Stock markets have plunged in recent months on concerns over Trump’s trade war and the possibility of a recession. An economist explains how stocks are like used cars – and lemons.
An employment law expert explains why it’s time CEOs had to follow the same rules and harassment policies as every other employee.
When poorer countries print more money, it doesn’t make them richer – it just means people need more money to buy the same things.
It’s not a scam. It also won’t make you fabulously wealthy. Initiative Q wants a stable private currency for payments processing rather than a vehicle for speculation.
In 2008, the first undated coin was introduced in the UK for more than 300 years.
A lucky South Carolinian came forward to claim the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot. Academic research has some suggestions about what the winner should do next.
The lottery’s jackpot has swelled to that eye-watering sum, but research suggests hopeful ticket holders should be careful what they wish for.
Bitcoin and other digital currencies have been running wild in recent years, soaring and then plunging in value. A few stories from The Conversation’s archive offer a glimpse into their world.
Around 1 in 8 Americans was poor in 2017. That doesn’t compare well to other developed nations.
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Director of the Centre for Digital Finance, Associate Professor in Finance, University of Southampton
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Honorary Research Associate at the Behavioural Science Centre, University of Stirling
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Professor of Human Ecology, Lund University
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Professor of Finance, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Professor of Innovation Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning, University of Canberra
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Professor of FinTech History and Global Trade, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of International Finance and Commodities, Trinity College Dublin
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Professorial Fellow in Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financialization, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor, Coventry University
