Keynesian economics

From the National to the Local: Federal Investment in Urban Policy

In the 1980s, the national recession and high unemployment led to increased violence and crime in cities throughout the United States. The Great Recession of 2007-2008 left many Americans in much worse shape and yet, sociologist  Patrick Sharkey  notes, “the downturn never made its way out of their homes and onto the streets.” Sharkey argues that the […]

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Spending the Stimulus

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Spend or Save? The Paradox of Thrift

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Economics Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on the Obama stimulus plan

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