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PANORAMIC VIEW OF ECONOMIC CRISES IN THE UNITED STATES 1819-1857: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
Eager to understand and
to overcome the 2007 crisis, economists worldwide are struggling to provide
better understanding of past panics. Researches revealed that the recent crisis
and the Great Depression, the most severe ever witnessed by the United States,
share some similarities. Most of the financial calamities started in the United
States and spread internationally since they occurred in a world of
interconnected trade. In narrative histories of US financial panics, little is
found about similarities and differences of the panics. “All is forgotten until
another storm comes”. Contemporary commentators and economic scholars do not
seem to have the same identification of the events leading up to banking
panics. The result is revealed in the number of panics they give when referring
to US economic history. The most recent definition of banking panic is provided
by Calomiris and Gorton. A banking panic may occur when depositors ask for
immediate redemption for cash. My paper studies most panics, be they major or
minor, from 1819 to 1857; with attributing more importance to the latter being
focal point in the economic history of the country. My work is a combination of
historiography, clinical survey, and analysis. It comprehends history of the
panics, analysis of causes basically failures of companies and banks, and
stamen of similarities and differences.
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References
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Fethia Braik
Algeria
Publication Date
August 31, 2017
Submission Date
September 8, 2017
Acceptance Date
July 19, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 3 Number: 8