The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression
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The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression is an academic work that analyzes the causes, dynamics, and policy responses of the Great Depression using modern macroeconomic theory and empirical methods.
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Target entity: The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression Context triple: [Essays on the Great Depression, relatedWork, The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression]
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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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Essays on the Great Depression
Essays on the Great Depression is an influential collection of academic papers by economist Ben Bernanke analyzing the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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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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From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
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E.
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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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression Target entity description: The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression is an academic work that analyzes the causes, dynamics, and policy responses of the Great Depression using modern macroeconomic theory and empirical methods.
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A.
"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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B.
Essays on the Great Depression
Essays on the Great Depression is an influential collection of academic papers by economist Ben Bernanke analyzing the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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C.
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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D.
From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
academic work
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economics book ⓘ macroeconomics study ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
draw lessons for modern macroeconomic policy from the Great Depression
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evaluate alternative macroeconomic explanations of the Great Depression ⓘ explain the depth and duration of the Great Depression ⓘ |
| analyzes |
causes of the Great Depression
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dynamics of the Great Depression ⓘ policy responses to the Great Depression ⓘ |
| examines |
empirical evidence on the Great Depression
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macroeconomic models of the Great Depression ⓘ policy effectiveness during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| field |
economic history
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macroeconomics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
financial crises during the Great Depression
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fiscal policy in the Great Depression ⓘ international transmission of the Great Depression ⓘ labor markets during the Great Depression ⓘ macroeconomic fluctuations during the Great Depression ⓘ monetary policy in the Great Depression ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economic historians
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economists ⓘ graduate students in economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic | Great Depression ⓘ |
| timePeriodAnalyzed | 1929–1939 ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
empirical methods
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modern macroeconomic theory ⓘ |
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