Capital in disequilibrium: Understanding the "Great Recession" and the potential for recovery

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 42-63

  Cochran, John P ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Monetary policy; Recession; Recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859357287     PISSN: 10983708     EISSN: 19364806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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