Money, sticky wages, and the great depression

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1447-1463

  Bordo, Michael D ^a   Erceg, Christopher J ^b   Evans, Charles L ^c  

^a Center for Children and Childhood Studies   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0008150507     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.5.1447     Document Type: Article

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