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The Great Recession and its Aftermath from a Monetary Equilibrium Theory Perspective

In: The Global Financial Crisis

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  • Steven G. Horwitz
  • William J. Luther

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The Global Financial Crisis is a unique investigation into the causes of the most savage economic downturn experienced since the Great Depression. Employing wide and divergent perspectives – which are themselves critically examined – this study analyses the measures that have been taken to restore our economies to acceptable rates of unemployment and growth.

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  • Steven G. Horwitz & William J. Luther, 2011. "The Great Recession and its Aftermath from a Monetary Equilibrium Theory Perspective," Chapters, in: Steven Kates (ed.), The Global Financial Crisis, chapter 4, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Steven Horwitz, 2011. "Theory, history, and the great recession," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 24(2), pages 171-184, June.
    2. William J. Luther & J. P. McElyea, 2018. "Austrian Macroeconomics in Search of Its Uniqueness," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 33(Summer 20), pages 1-20.
    3. Salter, Alexander William & Young, Andrew T., 2018. "A theory of self-enforcing monetary constitutions with reference to the Suffolk System, 1825–1858," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 156(C), pages 13-22.
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    5. Andrew T. Young, 2016. "Canadian versus US Mortgage Markets: A Comparative Study from an Austrian Perspective," Advances in Austrian Economics, in: Studies in Austrian Macroeconomics, volume 20, pages 195-210, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    6. William Luther & Mark Cohen, 2014. "An Empirical Analysis of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 42(2), pages 153-169, June.

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