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A Reply to Steven Horwitz's Commentary on "Great Expectations and the End of the Depression"

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This note responds to some issues raised by Steven Horwitz’s (EJW, September 2009) commentary on my article “Great Expectations and the End of the Depression”(AER, September 2008).

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  • Gauti B. Eggertsson, 2010. "A Reply to Steven Horwitz's Commentary on "Great Expectations and the End of the Depression"," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 7(3), pages 197-204, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejw:journl:v:7:y:2010:i:3:p:197-204
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    1. Gauti B. Eggertsson, 2008. "Great Expectations and the End of the Depression," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 98(4), pages 1476-1516, September.
    2. Gauti B. Eggertsson & Benjamin Pugsley, 2006. "The Mistake of 1937: A General Equilibrium Analysis," Monetary and Economic Studies, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan, vol. 24(S1), pages 151-190, December.
    3. Gauti B. Eggertsson, 2012. "Was the New Deal Contractionary?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 102(1), pages 524-555, February.
    4. Steven Horwitz, 2009. "Great Apprehensions, Prolonged Depression: Gauti Eggertsson on the 1930s," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 6(3), pages 313-336, September.
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    Keywords

    Great Depression; expectations; inflation; reflation; recovery; Hoover; Roosevelt; regime change;
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    • N12 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • N22 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General

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