The Household Balance Sheet and the Great Depression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4969239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederic S Mishkin (0000-0003-4150-1971, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 918-937 |
| Publication date | 1978-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700087167 |
| OpenAlex | W2136437723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 18 |
This paper focuses on changes in household balance sheets during the Great Depression as transmission mechanisms which were important in the decline of aggregate demand. Theories of consumer expenditure postulate a link between balance-sheet movements and aggregate demand, and applications of these theories indicate that balance-sheet effects can help explain the severity of this economic contraction. In analyzing the business cycle movements of this period, this paper's approach is Keynesian in character in that it emphasizes demand shifts in particular sectors of the economy; yet it has much in common with the monetarist approach in that it views events in financial markets as critical to our understanding of the Great Depression
Aggregate demand · Aggregate expenditure · Balance (ability) · Balance sheet · Business cycle · Depression (economics) · Economics · Great Depression · Keynesian economics · Macroeconomics · Monetary economics · Monetary policy · Supply and demand · Economic theories and models · Economic Theory and Policy · Finance · Monetary Policy and Economic Impact · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2024 (41) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |