The U.S. and U.K. Great Depressions Through the Lens of Neoclassical Growth Theory

American Economic Review

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 28-32

  Cole, Harold L ^a,b   Ohanian, Lee E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS   (United States)

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EID: 0042921040     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282802320188943     Document Type: Article

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