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paul.kedrosky.com - 10/28/2009
A Diary of the Great Depression
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The excerpts from the Jim Ledbetter-edited Diary of the Great Depression continue to be riveting: October 14, 1931 . Last night’s paper reports the closing of eight banks in West Virginia and Philadelphia. Also that the 14 banks in Atlantic City have been combined into four banks. Also ...
forbes.com - 10/30/2009
The Great Depression And The Great Recession
— forbes.com — Eighty years ago this week, the stock market crashed. Although it was more a symptom of the... economy's underlying problems than a cause of the Great Depression, it is still considered the day the worst economic crisis in American history began. I've ... (more) The Great Depression And The Great Recession

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nber.org - 10/25/2009
The Slide to Protectionism in the Great Depression: Who Succumbed and Why?
— nber.org — The Great Depression was marked by protectionist trade policies and the breakdown of the multilateral trading system.... But contrary to the presumption that all countries scrambled to raise trade barriers, there was substantial cross-country variation ... (more) The Slide to Protectionism in the Great Depression: Who ...

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economistsview.typepad.com - 10/25/2009
"The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression"
— economistsview.typepad.com — Lessons from the Great Depression: The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression, by Laurent Belsie, NBER... Reporter : The Great Depression was a breeding ground for protectionism. Output fell, prices declined, and unemployment rose, ... (more) "The Roots of Protectionism in the Great Depression"

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FT Alphaville — ... pals left up to thirteen billion dollars of taxpayer money just sitting on the table? Why?” - AIG take two , Maurice Greenberg is back. - Beyond the consensus on European bank credit . - A visual history of the Federal Reserve system. - Fed self-evaluation : Marking monetary policy to model. - Pimco’s Bill Gross on the paper economy . - A CRE conference call. - Lucky timing for Galleon investors . - A Diary of the Great Depression . - The recent expansion of the reverse mortgage market . - A convenient ...

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Depression Diary - A Resource for History Teachers — MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators
Yesterday's edition of The Washington Post contained some excerpts from a recently published book, The Great Depression: A Diary . On the strength of the excerpts alone, I'm adding it to my carousel at left. If you teach American History and you want to integrate a little economics, this ...