Friedman and Schwartz (Monetary History, 1963) correctly identified contractionary US monetary policy beginning in 1928 and subsequent failure to respond to deflation, but they downplayed France's contribution; Irwin calculates that France's deflationary impact on the world economy matched, if not exceeded, that of the United States.

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Douglas Irwin

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the deflationary impact on the world economy coming from France matched, if not exceeded that of the United States

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Douglas Irwin on the Great Depression and the Gold Standard 10/11/2010EconTalk
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:36:56 AM

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