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Fighting downturns with fiscal policy


Abstract: Should fiscal policy be used to fight recessions? This Economic Letter examines some recent empirical studies analyzing data on the relative effects of higher spending and lower taxes on output.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Part of Series: FRBSF Economic Letter

Publication Date: 2009

Order Number: 20