International aspects of the Great Depression and the crisis of 2007: Similarities, differences, and lessons

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 318-338

  Grossman, Richard S ^a   Meissner, Christopher M ^b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking crises; Gold standard; Tariff retaliation; Trade collapse; Trade costs; Vertical specialization

Indexed keywords

BANKING; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GREAT DEPRESSION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MACROECONOMICS; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 78149485804     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grq021     Document Type: Article

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