Government policy errors as a cause of the Great Depression

Any discussion of economics quickly reveals the widespread ignorance of college-educated Americans about its basics tenets and dynamics in our history.  This is odd, as Economics has long been one of the most popular undergraduate majors. For a quick and relevant lesson, here is an excerpt from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook of April 2002.  It is the …

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