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Theme 1: The time value of money

No number is as central to economic decision making as the discount rate, the numerical expression of the value of a coin in the hand versus a billfold in the bush. The risks and rewards of all investments have meaning only when compared to the prevailing discount rate.[Footnote]



Editor: John Walker