Did sunspot forces cause the Great Depression?

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1327-1339

  Harrison, Sharon G ^a   Weder, Mark ^b,c  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic general equilibrium; Great Depression; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748939766     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2005.07.018     Document Type: Article

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