# Interest and Intertemporal Choice

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Fisher explained interest through the interaction of preferences over present and future consumption with available investment opportunities. His distinction between nominal and real interest shows how expected inflation changes the purchasing-power return to lending and borrowing. The framework became foundational for capital, finance, and consumption theory.