# 315. Principles of Economics Lecture 6: Capital

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Published: 2026-03-03T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Sixth lecture of Principles of Economics explores capital as saved resources that lengthen production to raise productivity, showing how time preference governs saving and interest, why capital is costly and fragile (depreciation, risk, destruction), and how capital accumulation drives higher living standards. Get all course notes and slides on saifedean.com/poecourse

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