r/EconomicHistory • u/yonkon • 11d ago
Working Paper Excitement about technological progress contributed to an over accumulation of investment despite a slowdown in new product development and satiated demand during the 1920s. This played a role in triggering the Great Depression. (H. Cole, S. Cravero, J. Greenwood, September 2026)
https://www.nber.org/papers/w35816
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