Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policy

Gravelle, Jane G. ; Hungerford, Thomas L. ; Labonte, Marc

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Finance;    Financial crises;    Budgets;    Economic policy;   

RP-ID  :  R40104
RP-ID  :  R40104_2009Nov27

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which included tax cut and spending provisions totaling at a cost of $787 billion in an attempt to mitigate the economic fallout of the housing and financial crises on the general economy. The report examines issues surrounding fiscal stimulus such as timeliness, the magnitude of stimulus, long-term effects and previously adopted policies.