February 15, 2018
Featuring Dr. Price Fishback, Thomas R. Brown Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona
Is war good for the economy? Many people seem to think so, and they often cite the
American experience during World War II as an example: "World War II brought us out
of the Great Depression." "Americans never had it so good, producing more guns and
more butter." We fought the War to prevent the Axis from establishing fascism throughout
large parts of the world. But make no mistake; to fight the War, Americans had to
sacrifice. This presentation talks about both the amazing output of the war effort
and how much Americans sacrificed in the process. It is also important to remember,
however, that Americans were the lucky ones because so little fighting took place
on American soil. The sacrifices in the rest of the world were much larger.
Price Fishback was a special guest of the Phi Beta Kappa Society by means of the PBK Visiting Scholar Program. He is Thomas R. Brown Professor Economics at the University of Arizona.
This event was hosted by the Texas Tech Phi Beta Kappa Chapter, of which ISWC Director Steve Balch is also president.
For more information about TTU Phi Beta Kappa, visit pbk@ttu.edu.
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