Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression | The Myth of Benjamin Strong as Decisive Leader

M. Toma

ISBN 10: 1349476153 / ISBN 13: 9781349476152

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression | The Myth of Benjamin Strong as Decisive Leader | M. Toma | Taschenbuch | xix | Englisch | 2013 | Palgrave Macmillan | EAN 9781349476152 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression | The Myth of Benjamin Strong as Decisive Leader
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349476153
• ISBN 13: 9781349476152
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 13D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 349 grams
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Synopsis

Monetary Policy and the Onset of the Great Depression challenges Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz's now consensus view that the high tide of the Federal Reserve System in the 1920s was due to the leadership skills of Benjamin Strong, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

About the Author

Mark Toma is Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Kentucky, USA. His research area is monetary history with a special emphasis on the public choice underpinnings of the Federal Reserve System.