| 词条 | Great Contraction |
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The Great Contraction is economist Milton Friedman's term for the recessionary period from 1929 until 1933, i.e., the early years of the Great Depression.[1] The phrase was the title of a chapter in the landmark 1963 book A Monetary History of the United States by Friedman and his fellow monetarist Anna Schwartz. The chapter was later published as a stand-alone book titled The Great Contraction, 1929–1933 in 1965.[1] Both books are still in print from Princeton University Press, and some editions include as an appendix a speech honoring Nobel laureate Friedman in which Fed Governor Ben Bernanke made this statement: Let me end my talk by abusing slightly my status as an official representative of the Federal Reserve. I would like to say to Milton and Anna: Regarding the Great Depression, you're right. We did it. We're very sorry. But thanks to you, we won't do it again.[1][2] Friedman and Schwartz argued that the Federal Reserve could have lessened the severity of the Depression, but failed to exercise its role of managing the monetary system and ameliorating banking panics under Fed chairmen Roy Young and Eugene Meyer. The Great Contraction is not to be confused with the Great Compression, which refers to a period beginning around 1940 when (according to some economists such as Paul Krugman) economic inequality declined due to progressive taxation and other policies of the FDR administration. See Also
References1. ^Ben S. Bernanke (Nov. 8, 2002), Federal Reserve Board Speech: "Remarks by Governor Ben S. Bernanke", Conference to Honor Milton Friedman, University of Chicago 2. ^1 2 {{cite book|author1=Milton Friedman|author2=Anna Schwartz|title=The Great Contraction, 1929–1933 (New Edition)|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-lCArZfazBkC&q=%22Regarding%20the%20Great%20Depression%20You're%20right%20We%20did%20it%22|year=2008|publisher=Princeton University Press}} 9 : Federal Reserve System|Milton Friedman|Monetary policy of the United States|Great Depression in the United States|Non-fiction books about the Great Depression|Eras of United States history|Presidency of Herbert Hoover|Economic history stubs|Economics and finance book stubs |
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