Economics Atlas

How Wealth Is Ordered
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Browse By

School of Thought Context

This dimension names the school of economic thought that shaped how an event was understood or responded to at the time. Wikipedia notes that scholars "may approach their analysis from the perspective of different schools of economic thought, such as mainstream economics, Austrian economics, Marxian economics, the Chicago school of economics, and Keynesian economics." Browsing this way collects every event understood through the same school of thought.

Facts
Comparison
Earliest Recorded EraSourced to the subject's own account
1500 1
School of Thought Context
Sources
1. Bank run (Wikipedia)
WikipediaBank run, 16th century section
Quote, Bank run, 16th century section
From the 16th century onwards, English goldsmiths issuing promissory notes suffered severe failures due to bad harvests, plummeting parts of the country into famine and unrest.
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.