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The Boom Not The Slump: The Right Time For Austerity
Economics Faculty Publication Series
  • Arjun Jayadev, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Mike Konczal, The Roosevelt Institute
Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
8-23-2010
Abstract

Should the United States cut its deficit in the short term? This has been the subject of intense debate among politicians, policy analysts and thinkers over the past year. What are the consequences of cutting the deficit with interest rates low, unemployment high and growth uncertain?

Community Engaged/Serving
No, this is not community-engaged.
Publisher
The Roosevelt Institute
Citation Information
Arjun Jayadev and Mike Konczal. "The Boom Not The Slump: The Right Time For Austerity" (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/arjun_jayadev/7/