Which Countries Have Been Printing Money? [ANALYSIS]

Economists love to talk about money, and in particular the money supply. It’s covered in every beginning to advanced macroeconomics course. Why do economists consider money supply so important? Largely for two reasons. First, money is, in a broad sense, a basic unit of account against which most everything traded is measured. Since economists love to talk about trade, they can’t ignore the effect of money on trade. Second, money affects prices, a main research area in economics. (Most of discussions around money can broadly be placed underneath these two umbrellas.) (Click to enlarge, Interactive Image available here) Printing Money…