The slide to protectionism in the great depression: Who succumbed and why?

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 871-897

  Eichengreen, Barry ^a   Irwin, Douglas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; EXCHANGE RATE; GREAT DEPRESSION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MACROECOLOGY; MONETARY POLICY; PROTECTIONISM; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE RELATIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952944246     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050710000756     Document Type: Article

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