The Cantillon Effect: An Uneven Distribution of Wealth
The Cantillon effect, coined by 18th-century economist Richard Cantillon, describes the uneven effect of money printing on different segments of the economy. When new money is created, it doesn’t distribute evenly across the economy. Instead, it benefits certain individuals, groups or sectors first, often those closest to the source of new money, while the wider …
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