Essays on the Great Depression
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Essays on the Great Depression is an influential collection of academic papers by economist Ben Bernanke analyzing the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essays on the Great Depression Context triple: [Ben Bernanke, notableWork, Essays on the Great Depression]
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"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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America’s Great Depression
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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The Great Contraction, 1929–1933
The Great Contraction, 1929–1933, refers to the severe monetary and economic collapse at the start of the Great Depression, marked by massive bank failures, deflation, and a sharp decline in output and employment in the United States.
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From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
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Business Cycles in the United States of America, 1919–1932
"Business Cycles in the United States of America, 1919–1932" is an influential econometric study by Jan Tinbergen that analyzes and models U.S. economic fluctuations during the interwar period.
- 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: Essays on the Great Depression Target entity description: Essays on the Great Depression is an influential collection of academic papers by economist Ben Bernanke analyzing the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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A.
"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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B.
America’s Great Depression
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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C.
The Great Contraction, 1929–1933
The Great Contraction, 1929–1933, refers to the severe monetary and economic collapse at the start of the Great Depression, marked by massive bank failures, deflation, and a sharp decline in output and employment in the United States.
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D.
From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
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E.
Business Cycles in the United States of America, 1919–1932
"Business Cycles in the United States of America, 1919–1932" is an influential econometric study by Jan Tinbergen that analyzes and models U.S. economic fluctuations during the interwar period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | derive policy lessons for preventing future depressions ⓘ |
| author |
Ben Bernanke
NERFINISHED
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Ben S. Bernanke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Ben S. Bernanke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | influential collection of academic papers ⓘ |
| examines |
international transmission of the Great Depression
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policy responses to the Great Depression ⓘ role of banking crises in the Great Depression ⓘ role of monetary policy in the Great Depression ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
economic history
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economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
causes of the Great Depression
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dynamics of the Great Depression ⓘ policy lessons of the Great Depression ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
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macroeconomics literature ⓘ |
| hasPart | collection of academic papers ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
empirical analysis of historical data
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theoretical analysis of monetary and financial factors ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anna J. Schwartz
NERFINISHED
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Milton Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ monetarist interpretations of the Great Depression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
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banking panics ⓘ deflation ⓘ economic recovery ⓘ financial crises ⓘ gold standard ⓘ macroeconomic policy ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential analysis of the Great Depression ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
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central banking ⓘ financial stability ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
economic historians
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economists ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1929–1939 ⓘ |
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essays on the Great Depression
this entity surface form:
The Great Depression was caused by prior credit expansion and government intervention rather than by inherent market failure