Transmission of the Great Depression
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 7,
no. 2, Spring 1993
(pp. 87-102)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
To a first approximation, the question of how the Great Depression spread from country to country is short and straightforward: fixed exchange rates under the gold standard transmitted negative demand shocks. The first half of this paper will describe current thinking about the relationship between the gold standard and the Great Depression. The second half of the paper will look at a phenomenon not included in this first approximation: financial crises. Many have noted that banking panics and currency crises are bad for national economies, but few have tried to model their international spread.Citation
Temin, Peter. 1993. "Transmission of the Great Depression." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 7 (2): 87-102. DOI: 10.1257/jep.7.2.87JEL Classification
- N12 Economic History: Macroeconomics; Growth and Fluctuations: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
- E42 Monetary Systems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System; Payment Systems
- E44 Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
- E32 Business Fluctuations; Cycles
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