Time and money

Money's value depends on when it is held. A dollar today and a dollar in twenty years buy different things and carry different risks, so a plan dates every amount.

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What it rests on, and what rests on it

It rests on

Where it is used

No article names it yet.

In the model

  • The model's assumption “CPI long-run mean”
  • The model's assumption “Inflation persistence & shock volatility”

Sources

  1. Irving Fisher, The Theory of Interest, 1930.