Financial Law and Risk Control

Nonmonetary Effects of the Financial Crisis in the Propagation of the Great Depression

Ben S. Bernanke

Year
1983
Venue
American Economic Review
Level
Introductory
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Summary

Argues that the financial crisis intensified the Great Depression through nonmonetary channels by disrupting credit intermediation. The article emphasizes how banking distress, borrower quality information, and the cost of credit allocation affected output beyond changes in the money supply.

Citation

Ben S. Bernanke. "Nonmonetary Effects of the Financial Crisis in the Propagation of the Great Depression." American Economic Review, 1983.

BibTeX

@article{Bernanke1983Nonmonetary,
  title = {Nonmonetary Effects of the Financial Crisis in the Propagation of the Great Depression},
  author = {Ben S. Bernanke},
  year = {1983},
  journal = {American Economic Review},
  url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/1808111}
}
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