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The Great Inflation of the 1970s: Evidence from the Archives

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American Power and Policy

Part of the book series: Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics ((AIEE))

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In 1985 the Duke University Manuscript Department, in conjunction with the Department of Economics, began an Economists’ Papers Project aimed at preserving the correspondence, writings, and related papers of a number of distinguished economists. These papers contain a treasure trove of useful information, particularly on the development of post-war economic theory.

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Lodewijks, J., Leeson, R. (2009). The Great Inflation of the 1970s: Evidence from the Archives. In: Leeson, R. (eds) American Power and Policy. Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230246140_5

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