New deal funding: Estimates of federal grants and loans across states by year, 1930-1940

Research in Economic History

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-109

  Fishback, Price ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm programs; Government spending; Great depression; Multiplier; New deal; Veterans' bonus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925160137     PISSN: 03633268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0363-326820150000031002     Document Type: Review

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