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Stop and Start Consumption: the Cash for Clunkers Fiscal Stimulus

igmforum editor - September 3rd, 2010

By Atif Mian and Amir Sufi

Proponents of fiscal stimulus argue that targeted subsidies can spur consumers ... Read Cash for Clunkers article>

 

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Getting Back to Work

By Steven J. Davis
Forbes.com, October 14th, 2009

In “Getting Back to Work,” Professor Steven J. Davis offers four proposals to foster job creation and reverse the steep rise in unemployment. Unlike proposals circulating in Washington, Professor Davis’s proposals won’t break the budget or raise tax burdens.

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