Paul Barnett

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Business-Cycle Theory in the United States, 1860–1900

05/01/1941 Paul Barnett

Preface Business-cycle theory in the United States before 1860 (and after 1900 has been carefully analyzed, but little is known of its development in the period from 1860 to 1900. This essay aims to fill in this gap by a detailed examination of the

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