Business Cycles in the Run of History

This book analyzes the development of economic cycles in the run of history. The focus is on the development of cycle theory, with maximum emphasis upon ideas. Chapter 1 delivers an overview of the debate about cycles before the 1970s. Chapter 2 completes this survey by presenting the main empirical...

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Main Authors: Aimar, Thierry (Author), Bismans, Francis (Author), Diebolt, Claude (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Economics,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:This book analyzes the development of economic cycles in the run of history. The focus is on the development of cycle theory, with maximum emphasis upon ideas. Chapter 1 delivers an overview of the debate about cycles before the 1970s. Chapter 2 completes this survey by presenting the main empirical investigations since that time. Finally, Chapters 3 and 4 illustrate the discourse, by presenting, in the tradition of Burns and Mitchell, original case studies on France, South Africa, and Germany.
Physical Description:VI, 94 p. 7 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319243252
ISSN:2191-5504