Ocupation: Economist
Life: b. February 28, 1953
Birthday: February 28
Under the gold standard America had no major financial panics other than in 1873, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1907, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933.
source: "Golden Instability", krugman.blogs.nytimes.com. August 26, 2012.
topic: Money, America, Gold, Gold Standard