A number of factors contributed to the Great Depression, economists tell NPR. During the 1920s, known as the Roaring Twenties ...

did tariffs cause the Great Depression? “Certainly not,” says Gary Richardson, economics professor at the University of California, Irvine and former historian of the Federal Reserve System.

Actions of the central bank can be mistaken. But long history shows that no matter the party, presidents often push for ...

A number of factors contributed to the Great Depression, economists tell NPR. During the 1920s, known as the Roaring Twenties, the economy was growing and the stock market was thriving. But the ...