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Gresham's law

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Gresham’s Law - What is Gresham’s Law? A short explanation

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Gresham' s Law (Thomas Gresham) and Thiers' Law (Adolphe Thiers) Explained & Compared in One Minute

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Bitcoin and Gresham’s Law | Why Deflationary Currency Doesn’t Work

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Understanding Gresham's Law

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Investing Lessons from Gresham's Law

In economics, Gresham's law is a monetary principle stating that "bad money drives out good". For example, if there are two forms of commodity money in circulation, which are accepted by law as having similar face value, the more valuable commodity will gradually disappear from circulation.