Was expansionary monetary policy feasible during the great contraction? An examination of the gold standard constraint

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-28

  Bordo, Michael D ^a   Choudhri, Ehsan U ^b   Schwartz, Anna J ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0036158523     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.2001.0778     Document Type: Article

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