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Thinking like an economist can make your next trip abroad cheaper

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University

A record number of tourists and business travelers visited another country in 2016, and this year is already on pace to exceed that tally.

One thing you definitely need when traveling abroad besides a passport is local currency, such as euros in Europe, yen in Japan or rubles in Russia. In the past, travelers would typically withdraw what they...

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