America’s Great Depression
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America’s Great Depression is an influential economic history book by Murray Rothbard that analyzes the causes and policies surrounding the Great Depression from an Austrian School perspective.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: America’s Great Depression Context triple: [Murray Rothbard, notableWork, America’s Great Depression]
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A.
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn during the 1930s that led to massive unemployment, bank failures, and profound social and political change.
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B.
This Depression
"This Depression" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2012 album *Wrecking Ball*, reflecting themes of struggle, resilience, and emotional turmoil.
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C.
"Essays on the Great Depression"
"Essays on the Great Depression" is an influential collection of economic analyses by Gregory Mankiw examining the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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D.
Recession of 1937–1938
The Recession of 1937–1938 was a sharp economic downturn in the United States during the New Deal era, marked by renewed declines in industrial production and employment after an initial recovery from the Great Depression.
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E.
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was a catastrophic stock market collapse that triggered the Great Depression and led to major reforms of the U.S. financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: America’s Great Depression Target entity description: America’s Great Depression is an influential economic history book by Murray Rothbard that analyzes the causes and policies surrounding the Great Depression from an Austrian School perspective.
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A.
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn during the 1930s that led to massive unemployment, bank failures, and profound social and political change.
-
B.
This Depression
"This Depression" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2012 album *Wrecking Ball*, reflecting themes of struggle, resilience, and emotional turmoil.
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C.
"Essays on the Great Depression"
"Essays on the Great Depression" is an influential collection of economic analyses by Gregory Mankiw examining the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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D.
Recession of 1937–1938
The Recession of 1937–1938 was a sharp economic downturn in the United States during the New Deal era, marked by renewed declines in industrial production and employment after an initial recovery from the Great Depression.
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E.
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was a catastrophic stock market collapse that triggered the Great Depression and led to major reforms of the U.S. financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Murray Rothbard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Federal Reserve credit expansion of the 1920s
ⓘ
Herbert Hoover’s interventionist policies ⓘ New Deal ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal economic policies
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| field |
economic history
ⓘ
economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
ⓘ
economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| hasEdition | expanded editions with new prefaces ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-945466-15-6 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
critique of mainstream explanations of the Great Depression
ⓘ
historical narrative of the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ theoretical analysis of business cycles ⓘ |
| influenced |
Austrian School of economics
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surface form:
Austrian School economists
free-market interpretations of the Great Depression ⓘ libertarian scholars ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle
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surface form:
Austrian business cycle theory
Ludwig von Mises ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | HB3717 1929 .R6 ⓘ |
| mainThesis |
Essays on the Great Depression
ⓘ
surface form:
The Great Depression was caused by prior credit expansion and government intervention rather than by inherent market failure
|
| notableFor |
Austrian School interpretation of the Great Depression
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detailed critique of Hoover’s economic policies ⓘ use of primary historical sources ⓘ |
| perspective |
Austrian School of economics
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian School
laissez-faire ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Van Nostrand
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surface form:
D. Van Nostrand Company
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| reprintedBy |
Mises Institute
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surface form:
Ludwig von Mises Institute
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| subject |
Austrian School of economics
ⓘ
Federal Reserve System ⓘ Great Depression ⓘ Herbert Hoover administration ⓘ
surface form:
Hoover administration
New Deal ⓘ business cycles ⓘ macroeconomic policy ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ |
| supports |
hard money
ⓘ
laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ liquidationist approach to depressions ⓘ |
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