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Categories and causes of bank distress during the great depression, 1929-1933: The illiquidity versus insolvency debate revisited

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  • Richardson, Gary, 2007. "Categories and causes of bank distress during the great depression, 1929-1933: The illiquidity versus insolvency debate revisited," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 44(4), pages 588-607, October.
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