The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report)

The Defining Moment Hypothesis : The Editors' Introduction / Michael D. Bordo, Claudia Goldin, And Eugene N. White -- Was The Great Depression A Watershed For American Monetary Policy? / Charles W. Calomiris And David C. Wheelock -- Fiscal Policy In The Shadow Of The Great Depression / J. Bradford De Long -- The Legacy Of Deposit Insurance : The Growth, Spread, And Cost Of Insuring Financial Intermediaries / Eugene N. White -- By Way Of Analogy : The Expansion Of The Federal Government In The 1930s / Hugh Rockoff -- The Impact Of The New Deal On American Federalism / John Joseph Wallis And Wallace E. Oates -- The Great Depression And The Regulating State : Federal Government Regulation Of Agriculture, 1884-1970 / Gary D. Libecap -- A Distinctive System : Origins And Imapact Of U.s. Unemployment Compensation / Katherine Baicker, Claudia Goldin, And Lawrence F. Katz -- Spurts In Union Growth : Defining Moments And Social Processes / Richard B. Freeman -- The Genesis And Evolution Of Social Security / Jeffrey A. Miron And David N. Weil -- From Smoot-hawley To Reciprocal Trade Agreements : Changing The Course Of U.s. Trade Policy In The 1930s / Douglas A. Irwin -- The Great Depression As A Watershed : International Capital Mobility Over The Long Run / Maurice Obstfeld And Alan M. Taylor -- Implications Of The Great Depression For The Development Of The International Monetary System / Michael D. Bordo And Barry Eichengreen. Edited By Michael D. Bordo, Claudia Goldin, And Eugene N. White. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.