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Real Bills and the Great Depression

Real Bills and the Great Depression
Mises Wire Daniel J. D'Amico
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Richard Timberlake sent in his new paper on the Great Depression, which critiques the Fed policy of the period which he says was based on the real bills doctrine. Austrians will argue with his monetary analysis but the doctrinal history is fascinating.
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