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60 Second Adventures in Economics- The Impossible Trinity

Jim Riley

20th September 2012

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The sixth in the series of 60 second videos from the OU looks at the 'trilemma' which suggests that it is impossible for a country to maintain a fixed exchange rate, free capital movement and an independent monetary policy at one and the same time.


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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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