{"title":"Anna Jacobson Schwartz","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection of works by the distinguished economist and scholar, Anna Jacobson Schwartz. Known for her profound contributions to the field of economic history, Schwartz has played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of monetary economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnna Jacobson Schwartz, in collaboration with esteemed economist Milton Friedman, co-authored the landmark book \u003cem\u003eA Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960\u003c\/em\u003e. This influential volume meticulously examines the role of monetary policy and its effects on the economy, offering deep insights into the financial history of the United States during a crucial period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelonging to the \u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/strong\u003e category, Schwartz's works are essential for anyone interested in economic history, policy development, and their historical contexts. Her books are not only academically rigorous but also accessible to readers seeking to comprehend the complex dynamics of economic systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore this collection to uncover the critical analyses and historical narratives that make Anna Jacobson Schwartz's contributions to economic literature enduring and invaluable.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-monetary-history-of-the-united-states-1867-1960-by-milton-friedman-9780691003542","title":"A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting in the June 1965 issue of the \u003cem\u003eEconomic Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, Harry G. Johnson begins with a sentence seemingly calibrated to the scale of the book he set himself to review: \"The long-awaited monetary history of the United States by Friedman and Schwartz is in every sense of the term a monumental scholarly achievement—monumental in its sheer bulk, monumental in the definitiveness of its treatment of innumerable issues, large and small...monumental, above all, in the theoretical and statistical effort and ingenuity that have been brought to bear on the solution of complex and subtle economic issues.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFriedman and Schwartz marshaled massive historical data and sharp analytics to support the claim that monetary policy—steady control of the money supply—matters profoundly in the management of the nation's economy, especially in navigating serious economic fluctuations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn their influential chapter 7, The Great Contraction—published by Princeton in 1965 as a separate paperback—they address the central economic event of the century, the Depression. According to Hugh Rockoff, writing in January 1965: \"If Great Depressions could be prevented through timely actions by the monetary authority (or by a monetary rule), as Friedman and Schwartz had contended, then the case for market economies was measurably stronger.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMilton Friedman won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2000 for work related to \u003cem\u003eA Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960\u003c\/em\u003e as well as to his other Princeton University Press book, \u003cem\u003eA Theory of the Consumption Function\u003c\/em\u003e (1957).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848363069676,"sku":"9780691003542","price":192.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/22563482434.jpg?v=1758974546"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/anna-jacobson-schwartz.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}