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World Economy Falling Faster Than in 1929-1930
nakedcapitalism.com - 4/7/2009
World Economy Falling Faster Than in 1929-1930
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Barry Eichengreen, an expert on the Great Depression, and Kevin O'Rourke, take issue with the notion that the current downturn is less severe than the Great Depression. While the slump in the US is not as bad, that mis-states the global picture. Note that many economists expect the US to ...
The world economy is tracking or doing worse than during the Great Depression
VoxEU.org - 4/6/2009
The world economy is tracking or doing worse than during the Great Depression
— VoxEU.org — Barry Eichengreen , Kevin H. O’Rourke , 6 April 2009 Often cited comparisons – which look only... at the US – find that today’s crisis is milder than the Great Depression. In this column, two leading economic historians show that the world economy is ... (more) The world economy is tracking or doing worse than during ...

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Op-Ed Columnist - Making Banking Boring
nytimes.com - 4/10/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Making Banking Boring
— nytimes.com — Thirty-plus years ago, when I was a graduate student in economics, only the least ambitious of my... classmates sought careers in the financial world. Even then, investment banks paid more than teaching or public service — but not that much more, and ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Making Banking Boring

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Depression Lurks Unless There’s More Stimulus: Robert Shiller
bloomberg.com - 4/15/2009
Depression Lurks Unless There’s More Stimulus: Robert Shiller
— bloomberg.com — Commentary by Robert Shiller April 15 (Bloomberg) -- In the Great Depression of the 1930s the U.S.... government had a great deal of trouble maintaining its commitment to economic stimulus. “Pump- priming” was talked about and tried, but not ... (more) Depression Lurks Unless There’s More Stimulus: Robert ...

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Abnormal Returns — ... For better or worse we still cannot escape the comparisons of this downturn with the Great Depression.  (naked capitalism, ...

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