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The Stock Market of 1929 Revisited: A Note

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Applying a formulation devised by Burton G. Malkiel to stock prices prior to the market crash of 1929, this study finds that descriptions of the period as a “speculative orgy” are misleading.

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  • Sirkin, Gerald, 1975. "The Stock Market of 1929 Revisited: A Note," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 49(2), pages 223-231, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buhirw:v:49:y:1975:i:02:p:223-231_03
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    2. Robert F. Bruner & Scott C. Miller, 2019. "The Great Crash of 1929: A Look Back After 90 Years," Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Morgan Stanley, vol. 31(4), pages 43-58, December.
    3. Eugene N. White, 2004. "Bubbles and Busts: The 1990s in the Mirror of the 1920s," FRU Working Papers 2004/09, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Finance Research Unit.
    4. Chris Brooks & Apostolos Katsaris, 2003. "Rational Speculative Bubbles: An Empirical Investigation of the London Stock Exchange," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(4), pages 319-346, October.
    5. Dimitra Papadovasilaki & Federico Guerrero & Rattaphon Wuthisatian & Bhraman Gulati, 2022. "The 1920s technological revolution and the crash of 1929: the role of RCA, DuPont, General Motors, and Union Carbide," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(5), pages 1-22, May.
    6. Jon D. Wisman, 2013. "Labor Busted, Rising Inequality and the Financial Crisis of 1929: An Unlearned Lesson," Working Papers 2013-07, American University, Department of Economics.
    7. Steven M. Shugan, 2007. ": Does Good Marketing Cause Bad Unemployment?," Marketing Science, INFORMS, vol. 26(1), pages 1-17, 01-02.
    8. G. J. Santoni, 1987. "The great bull markets 1924-29 and 1982-87: speculative bubbles or economic fundamentals?," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Nov, pages 16-30.

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