The economic crisis from a neoclassical perspective

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 45-66

  Ohanian, Lee E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS   (United States)

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EID: 78649613125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.4.45     Document Type: Article

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