Essays on the Great Depression

Name: Essays on the Great Depression
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ISBN: 9780691118208

ISBN-10: 0691118205

ISBN-13: 9780691118208

Edition: 2000

Authors: Ben S. Bernanke

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Few periods in history compare to the Great Depression. Stock market crashes, bread lines, bank runs, and wild currency speculation were worldwide phenomena--all occurring with war looming in the background. This period has provided economists with a marvelous laboratory for studying the links between economic policies and institutions and economic performance. Here, Ben Bernanke has gathered together his essays on why the Great Depression was so devastating. This broad view shows us that while the Great Depression was an unparalleled disaster, some economies pulled up faster than others, and some made an opportunity out of it. By comparing and contrasting the economic strategies and…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 1/25/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface



Overview



The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression: A Comparative Approach



Money and Financial Markets



Nonmonetary Effects of the Financial Crisis in the Propagation of the Great Depression



The Gold Standard, Deflation, and Financial Crisis in the Great Depression: An International Comparison - With Harold James



Deflation and Monetary Contraction in the Great Depressim An Analysis by Simple Ratios - With Ilian Mihov



Labor Markets



The Cyclical Behavior of Industrial Labor Markets: A Comparison of the Prewar and Postwar Eras - With James L. Powell



Employment, Hours, and Earnings in the Depression: An Analysis of Eight Manufacturing Industries



Unemployment, Inflation, and Wages in the American Depression: Are There Lessons for Europe? - With Martin Parkinson



Procyclical Labor Productivity and Competing Theories of the Business Cycle: Some Evidence from Interwar U.S. Manufacturing Industries - With Martin Parkinson



Nominal Wage Stickiness and Aggregate Supply in the Great Depression - With Kevin Carey


Index