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Inflation, War Bonds, and the Rise of Republicans in the 1950s
Brunet, Gillian; Hilt, Eric; Jaremski, Matthew S. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We study the role of war bonds and inflation in the presidential elections of the 1950s. During World War II, the … promotion of savings bonds made Americans more sensitive to the high inflation that prevailed after the war, contributing to …
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Inflation dynamics and its sources in the Ottoman Empire : 1586-1913
Berument, Hakan; Günay, Aslı - 2004
This study examines the dynamics and determinants of inflation in the Ottoman Empire during the 1586-1913 period. There … might be two main reasons for inflation: fiscal expansion and monetary expansion where the monetary expansion could be … explain the change in the inflation dynamics. In particular, we considered the war years, periods of Ottoman history which …
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Supply-Side Policies in the Depression : Evidence from France
Cohen-Setton, Jeremie - 2017
The effects of supply-side policies in depressed economies are controversial. We shed light on this debate using evidence from France in the 1930s. In 1936, France departed from the gold standard and implemented mandatory wage increases and hours restrictions. Deflation ended but output...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961522
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Hours and wages in the depression : British engineering, 1926-1938
Hart, Robert A. - 2000
On their intensive margins, firms in the British engineering industry adjusted to the severe falls in demand during the 1930s Depression by cutting hours of work. This provided an important means of reducing labour input and marginal labour costs, through movements from overtime to short-time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325987
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The Phillips curve in Ireland : 1935 - 2012
Gerlach, Stefan; Lydon, Reamonn; Stuart, Rebecca - 2014
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Hours and wages in the Depression : British engineering, 1926 - 1938
Hart, Robert A. - In: Explorations in economic history : EEH 38 (2001) 4, pp. 478-502
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001622935
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Hours and wages in the depression : British engineering, 1926 - 1938
Hart, Robert A. - 2000
On their intensive margins, firms in the British engineering industry adjusted to the severe falls in demand during the 1930s Depression by cutting hours of work. This provided an important means of reducing labour input and marginal labour costs, through movements from overtime to short-time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001471784
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Hours and Wages in the Depression : British Engineering, 1926-1938
Hart, Robert A. - 2021
On their intensive margins, firms in the British engineering industry adjusted to the severe falls in demand during the 1930s Depression by cutting hours of work. This provided an important means of reducing labour input and marginal labour costs, through movements from overtime to short-time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013321306
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A Twin Crisis With Multiple Banks of Issue : Spain in the 1860s
Moro, Alessio - 2013
We document the twin crisis that affected Spain in the mid-1860s. First, we trace back its origins to the international crisis of 1864-66. Next, we describe the particular banking sector of Spain, characterized by the coexistence of the Bank of Spain with multiple local banks of issue. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013080476
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Effectiveness of history-dependent monetary policy
Kimura, Takeshi; Kurozumi, Takushi - In: Journal of the Japanese and international economies : … 18 (2004) 3, pp. 330-361
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