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Infrastructure Spending as Fiscal Stimulus: Assessing the Evidence

Review of Economics and Institutions

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Title Infrastructure Spending as Fiscal Stimulus: Assessing the Evidence
 
Creator Leduc, Sylvain; Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Wilson, Daniel; Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
 
Subject
infrastructure, highways, fiscal policy, economic activity
E3; H3; H7; H4;
 
Description Transportation spending often plays a prominent role in government efforts to stimulate the economy during downturns. Yet, despite the frequent use of transportation spending as a form of fiscal stimulus, there is little known about its short- or medium-run effectiveness. Does it translate quickly into higher employment and economic activity or does it impact the economy only slowly over time?  This paper reviews the empirical findings in the literature for the United States and other developed economies and compares the effects of transportation spending to those of other types of government spending.
 
Publisher University of Perugia
 
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Date 2014-07-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.rei.unipg.it/rei/article/view/154
10.5202/rei.v5i1.154
 
Source Review of Economics and Institutions; Vol 5, No 1 (2014); 24
2038-1379
2038-1344
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.rei.unipg.it/rei/article/view/154/134
 
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