KnowraGreat DepressionLinked fromLinked fromThe 173 pages that link to Great Depression, each with the reason it gives.All 173Broader topic 14Related 127Narrower topic 21Compared with 11Business cycleBroader topic: It is a particularly deep and prolonged contraction within economic history.Economic historyBroader topic: It offers evidence about financial crises, unemployment, and policy responses.MonetarismBroader topic: Friedman and Schwartz argued that Federal Reserve failures turned a downturn into a monetary catastrophe.DeflationBroader topic: The United States experienced sharp deflation during the early years of this crisis.MoneyBroader topic: Monetary contraction and banking failures intensified the crisis in several economies.Recession (economics)Broader topic: It is the clearest historical example of a contraction far more severe than a typical recession.Financial crisisBroader topic: Banking panics and monetary contraction turned market losses into a decade-long depression.Credit crunchBroader topic: Bank failures and collapsing money and credit magnified the downturn in the United States.MacroeconomicsBroader topic: Its scale exposed the limits of prevailing explanations and reshaped economic policy.History of the United StatesBroader topic: The crisis changed expectations of federal responsibility and reshaped American society.Economic crisisBroader topic: Its depth and duration made it the defining modern example of systemic economic collapse.Irving FisherBroader topic: Fisher interpreted its persistence through the interaction of excessive debt and falling prices.History of capitalismBroader topic: It exposed vulnerabilities in capitalist finance and production and prompted major policy changes.Economic depressionBroader topic: It is the best-known modern example of a prolonged collapse in production, employment, and trade.