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Interest: A. Interest refers to the inclination, motivation or benefit that a person or group has in something. It can include personal preferences as well as involvement in or pursuit of a particular goal or topic that is important or beneficial to the individual. B. Interest Interest in economics is the cost of borrowing money or the return on invested capital. It represents the time value of money, compensating lenders for foregone consumption and risk, while also reflecting the demand for funds in financial markets. See also Interest rates, Money, Price, Risks._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von | Interest | Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen | |
Bortkievicz, Ladislaus von | Interest | Bortkievicz, Ladislaus von | |
Economic Theories | Interest | Economic Theories | |
Habermas, Jürgen | Interest | Habermas, Jürgen | |
Kant, Immanuel | Interest | Kant, Immanuel | |
Medieval Philosophy | Interest | Medieval Philosophy | |
Olson, Mancur | Interest | Olson, Mancur | |
Rae, John | Interest | Rae, John | |
Rawls, John | Interest | Rawls, John | |
Rothbard, Murray N. | Interest | Rothbard, Murray N. | |
Singer, Peter | Interest | Singer, Peter | |
Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty | Interest | Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty | |
Surowiecki, James | Interest | Surowiecki, James | |
Weber, Max | Interest | Weber, Max | |
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