# What gives a dollar bill its value?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Doug Levinson
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/doug_levinson_what_gives_a_dollar_bill_its_value)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that decision, and how does their choice affect the economy at large? Doug Levinson takes a trip into the United States Federal Reserve, examining how the people who work there aim to balance the value of the dollar to prevent inflation or deflation. \[Directed by Qa'ed Mai, narrated by Doug Levinson\].

## Lectures

1. [What gives a dollar bill its value?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/doug_levinson_what_gives_a_dollar_bill_its_value/6b8fa7551a85), 4 min (TED's player)