Conference Paper

The Great Depression and the Friedman-Schwartz hypothesis


Abstract: We evaluate the Friedman-Schwartz hypothesis that a more accommodative monetary policy could have greatly reduced the severity of the Great Depression.

Keywords: Monetary policy; economic conditions - United States; Depressions;

Status: Published in Journal of money, credit, and banking, volume 35, no. 6, pt. 2, December 2003

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Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Proceedings

Publication Date: 2003

Pages: 1119-1215