We examine the effects of changes in an interest rate cap on small loan brokers in New Jersey during the Great Depression. Using newly constructed data on brokers and banks, we find that small loans ...

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Beginning in the 1920s, Louisville residents did not have to travel far to enjoy a day filled with swimming, boating, golfing and dancing. To turn the Lake Louisvilla resort near the Jefferson-Oldham ...

There is an old Robin Williams gag about an unarmed English bobby who shouts at a fleeing criminal: “Stop! Or I’ll say stop again!” That is the Democratic Party today. Having lost the White House, ...

At 96 years old, Bill Brown has lived through everything from World War II to the Civil Rights movement to the rise of the internet. But of all the history he’s seen, Brown says it was the Great ...

Explore the Great Depression: its causes, the stock market crash, and lasting impacts. Understand parallels to today's economy and lessons learned from this historical crisis. Millions of Americans ...