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HARVARD MEETS THE CRISIS: THE MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY OF LAUCHLIN B. CURRIE, JACOB VINER, JOHN H. WILLIAMS, AND HARRY D. WHITE

2015

The paper discusses the interpretation of the Great Depression and the policy decision making by four Harvard economists: Lauchlin B. Currie, Jacob Viner, John H. Williams, and Harry D. White. All were eminent scholars in the field of monetary and international economics, and were deeply involved in policy decisions during the New Deal. We will discuss how their Harvard training provided them with a common methodological and analytical perspective, and how this common perspective translated into specific policies when they moved from the academia to public service in the US administration. Their interpretation of the causes of the Great Depression and their policy proposals show the eclecti…

Great DepressionNew Dear; Economic crisis; J. Viner; L. Currie; H.D. White; J.H. Williams; Harvard UniversityNew DealHistory and Philosophy of ScienceEconomic historyEconomicsJ. VinerEconomic crisiEclecticismMonetarismGeneral Arts and HumanitiesInterpretation (philosophy)Keynesian economicsMonetary policyNew DearHarvard UniversityFiscal policyH.D. WhiteEconomic policySettore SECS-P/04 - Storia Del Pensiero EconomicoPolitical economyGreat DepressionJ.H. WilliamGeneral Economics Econometrics and FinanceCauses of the Great DepressionL. Currie
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