In the bank, their balance sheet in yours. So what mechanically happens is the bank says, whet, you know, the bank needs to balance its books. But from a biophysical perspective, suddenly, at that flick of the switch on the bank manager's computer, a million dollars more of potential claims on coal and ocean absorption and energy and timber came into existence. And another million dollars of purchasing power in the global economy just came intoexistence. That's an awful lot of what's happening to day.
Show Summary:
On this episode we meet with ecological economist and Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration, Josh Farley.
Money. What is it? Where does it come from? How is it created? How is it tethered to our biophysical balance sheet? What is on the horizon with our monetary system? How might we create and use money differently in the future during a source and sink contained system? Josh Farley explains it all - and explains how the links between money, energy, and the economy will become more central in our lives.
Click here to listen to Josh and Nate’s first conversation.
About Josh Farley:
Joshua Farley is an ecological economist and Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration at the University of Vermont. He is the President of the International Society for Ecological Economics.
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