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

Toma, M.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-12-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349476152

DOI: 10.1057/9781137371621

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 214