There is still no universally accepted single cause of the Great Depression. But our analysis suggests that the main culprit for the role of catalyst was the bursting of the bubbles in the equity and commodity markets, accompanied by falling house prices. This undermined the ability of banks to lend and, interacting with other recessionary forces in a symbiotic way, caused widespread bank failures.
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