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economicprincipals.com - 12/22/2008
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The economic downturn is routinely billed as the most perilous since the Great Depression. What exactly does that mean? What is most likely to happen next? As it happens, fundamental aspects of the situation lend themselves to portraiture.   Sometimes a picture really is worth a ...
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— econtalk.org — Intro. Great Depression, events of 1930s-1940s. Papers, easy reading. Standard view is that WWII got us out... of the depression. Argument against that: War supposedly ended depression because it brought the rate of unemployment down; and at the same ... (more) " + soundfiledesc + "

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Paul Krugman on the Return of Depression Economics
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Talking Points Memo | What Is Non-Depression Economics?
— tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — This discussion has so far one major lack: it does not tell us what "depression economics" is... supposed to replace--it does not tell us what non-depression economics is, or was. So let me try my hand at a definition of non-depression economics. ... (more) Talking Points Memo | What Is Non-Depression Economics?

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