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Quantifying the relative importance of export industries in a small open economy during the great depression of the 1930s: an input-output approach

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  • Jari Kauppila

    (Joint Transport Research Centre of the OECD and the International Transport Forum, 2 rue André Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France)

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This paper provides a quantification of the relative importance of export industries in a small open economy using new data provided by input–output tables describing the Finnish economy in 1928. The Finnish analysis of the Great Depression of the 1930s has been particularly focused on the importance of foreign trade. Despite the lack of quantified evidence, it is commonly accepted that the export industries had a major role in the economic development. The basic input–output framework is extended into a production–consumption model to produce a more elaborate model that provides a quantification of changes in final demand of some key industries in the economy. Results suggest that even though the role of export industries was dominant, domestic market industries and private consumption also had a significant role in the depression.

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  • Jari Kauppila, 2009. "Quantifying the relative importance of export industries in a small open economy during the great depression of the 1930s: an input-output approach," Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), vol. 3(3), pages 245-273, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:afc:cliome:v:3:y:2009:i:3:p:245-273
    DOI: 10.1007/s11698-008-0034-8
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    Keywords

    Great depression; Input–output; Export industries; Domestic market industries; Small open economy;
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    JEL classification:

    • N14 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Europe: 1913-
    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models

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