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The Great Contraction, 1929-1933 (Princeton Classic Editions)

by Milton Friedman

The Great Contraction, 1929-1933 (Princeton Classic Editions) Cover

About the Author

Milton Friedman (1912-2006) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and had previously taught at the University of Chicago from 1946 to 1976. He was also a member of the research staff of the National Bureau of Economic Research from 1937 to 1981. Anna Jacobson Schwartz is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, which she joined in 1941. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. During her distinguished career, she has made major contributions to the economics of business cycles, banking, monetary policy, and financial regulation.

Table of Contents

New Preface by Anna Jacobson Schwartz ix

Introduction: The Great Contraction, Seen from the Perspective of 2007 by Peter L. Bernstein xiii

The Great Contraction, 1929-1933 by Milton Friedman and Anna Jacobson Schwartz 1

Remarks by Ben S. Bernanke 227

Author Index 251

Subject Index 253

Product Details

ISBN:
9780691137940
Author:
Friedman, Milton
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Introduction:
Bernstein, Peter L.
Author:
Bernstein, Peter L.
Author:
Schwartz, Anna Jacobson
Location:
Princeton
Subject:
History
Subject:
Money
Subject:
Money & Monetary Policy
Subject:
Economic History
Subject:
Economics
Subject:
American history
Subject:
Monetary policy -- United States -- History.
Subject:
Money -- United States -- History.
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Princeton Classic Editions
Publication Date:
February 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
265
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.5 in

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