The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929
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The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 is an influential economic study by Wassily Leontief that pioneered input–output analysis to map the interdependencies among U.S. industries in the interwar period.
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| The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 Context triple: [Wassily Leontief, notableWork, The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929]
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Business Cycles in the United States of America, 1919–1932
"Business Cycles in the United States of America, 1919–1932" is an influential econometric study by Jan Tinbergen that analyzes and models U.S. economic fluctuations during the interwar period.
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The Great Contraction, 1929–1933
The Great Contraction, 1929–1933, refers to the severe monetary and economic collapse at the start of the Great Depression, marked by massive bank failures, deflation, and a sharp decline in output and employment in the United States.
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"Essays on the Great Depression"
"Essays on the Great Depression" is an influential collection of economic analyses by Gregory Mankiw examining the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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D.
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle is an influential economic work by John R. Hicks that develops a formal model to explain the causes and dynamics of business cycles.
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E.
This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress
"This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress" is a work by German economist Walter Eucken that critically examines the social and moral consequences of modern economic development and advocates for an order-based economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 Target entity description: The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 is an influential economic study by Wassily Leontief that pioneered input–output analysis to map the interdependencies among U.S. industries in the interwar period.
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A.
Business Cycles in the United States of America, 1919–1932
"Business Cycles in the United States of America, 1919–1932" is an influential econometric study by Jan Tinbergen that analyzes and models U.S. economic fluctuations during the interwar period.
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B.
The Great Contraction, 1929–1933
The Great Contraction, 1929–1933, refers to the severe monetary and economic collapse at the start of the Great Depression, marked by massive bank failures, deflation, and a sharp decline in output and employment in the United States.
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C.
"Essays on the Great Depression"
"Essays on the Great Depression" is an influential collection of economic analyses by Gregory Mankiw examining the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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D.
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle is an influential economic work by John R. Hicks that develops a formal model to explain the causes and dynamics of business cycles.
-
E.
This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress
"This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress" is a work by German economist Walter Eucken that critically examines the social and moral consequences of modern economic development and advocates for an order-based economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economic history
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industrial economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ |
| appliesTo | pre–Great Depression U.S. economy ⓘ |
| author | Wassily Leontief ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
input requirements of industries
ⓘ
output distribution across sectors ⓘ structure of production in the U.S. economy ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
applied economics
ⓘ
economic statistics ⓘ economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
flows of goods between industries
ⓘ
interdependencies among industries ⓘ production structure of the U.S. economy ⓘ sectoral linkages ⓘ technological coefficients ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
input coefficients
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interindustry balance ⓘ output multipliers ⓘ technical production relations ⓘ |
| historicalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of input–output economics
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economic planning techniques ⓘ national accounting practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy | interwar U.S. industrialization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. economy
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input–output analysis ⓘ interindustry relationships ⓘ |
| methodology |
input–output tables
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matrix analysis of industries ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early large-scale economic matrix
ⓘ
influence on postwar planning models ⓘ systematic quantification of interindustry flows ⓘ |
| pioneeringWorkIn | empirical input–output analysis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Leontief input–output model
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linked to:
input–output analysis
general equilibrium theory ⓘ national income accounting ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1919–1929 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
economic policy analysis
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impact analysis of sectoral changes ⓘ modeling general equilibrium effects ⓘ |
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Subject: The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 Description of subject: The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 is an influential economic study by Wassily Leontief that pioneered input–output analysis to map the interdependencies among U.S. industries in the interwar period.
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