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Great Depression Myths with Price Fishback

Author
Matt Hill
Published
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-hill57/episodes/Great-Depression-Myths-with-Price-Fishback-e362kki

In this episode, we have economic historian Price Fishback on to bust Great Depression myths, including:

  • What Hoover actually did

  • Whether the New Deal was truly Keynesian

  • Unemployment vs. underemployment

  • Whether the New Deal was a cohesive policy

  • The role of HOLC redlining maps

Check out Fishback's JEL article here https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jel.20161054

And his book chapter in this volume:

https://www.amazon.com/Government-American-Economy-New-History/dp/0226251284

Be sure to check out the Econ Nerds on youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/@EconNerds

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