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    The Sources of Regional Variation in the Severity of the Great Depression:  Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing, 1919-1937

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    1999
    Author
    Rosenbloom, Joshua L.
    Sundstrom, William A.
    Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
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    The impact of the Great Depression was milder in the South Atlantic states, more severe in the Mountain states, and surprisingly uniform across other regions of the country —despite large diiferences in industrial structure. Employing data on 20 manufacturing industries disaggregated by state, we analyze the relative contributions of industry mix and location to regional variations in economic performance. Industrial composition had a significant impact on employment growth, with regions that concentrated on durable goods or inputs to construction faring worse than others. Long-run trends also mattered, and explain much of the South Atlantic's more favorable performance.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7510
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050700023548
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    “The Sources of Regional Variation in the Severity of the Great Depression:  Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing, 1919-1937,” with William A. Sundstrom, Journal of Economic History 59, no. 3 (September 1999), pp. 714-47 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022050700023548

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