r/EconomicHistory • • 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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