Could the Federal Reserve Have Prevented the Increased Downturn from 1930

question 38

Essay

Could the Federal Reserve have prevented the increased downturn from 1930 to 1932? What are the viewpoints of Friedman and Schwartz (1963),Temin (1989)and Bernanke (1995)on this?

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