The Great Recession and the Great Depression: Reflections and Lessons

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  • Barry Eichengreen

Abstract

The Great Recession that started in 2008 has drawn constant comparisons with the Great Depression that unfolded in 1929. This paper documents how the response of policy makers in the current episode has been markedly different from the one observed in the 1920s and 1930s and to what extent this different behavior has followed the lessons from the historical analysis of the Great Depression. The historical account is also used to discuss probable changes to the world’s economic landscape regarding both trade and financial globalization.

 

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Published

28-08-2010

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Eichengreen , B. . (2010). The Great Recession and the Great Depression: Reflections and Lessons. ECONOMÍA CHILENA, 13(2), 5–10. Retrieved from http://xn--economachilena-5lb.cl/index.php/economiachilena/article/view/135

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