The Journal of Economic Perspectives
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The Nation in Depression

Christina D. Romer
The Journal of Economic Perspectives
Vol. 7, No. 2 (Spring, 1993), pp. 19-39
Published by: American Economic Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2138198
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Notes and References

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[Footnotes]
  • 1
    This reference contains 4 citations:
    • Kindleberger (1973)
    • Lewis (1949)
    • Eichengreen (1992)
    • Eichengreen and Sachs (1985)
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    League of Nations, 1932, p. 47
  • 5
    League of Nations (1936, Appendix II, Table 3, pp. 154-155)
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    League of Nations (1938, Appendix III, Table 2, pp. 124-25)
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    This reference contains 2 citations:
    • Jacoby (1985)
    • Alfred Chandler (1977)
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    Romer (1992)
  • 11
    Standard Statistics (1930, p. 182)
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    This reference contains 3 citations:
    • Bureau of the Census (1975, Series U225, pp. 891-92)
    • Bureau of Economic Analysis (1986, Table 1.2, p. 6)
    • Kendrick real GNP series (1961, Table A-Ila, p. 294)
  • 14
    Romer (1990)
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