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Don't Just Spend, Do It Wisely
economix.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
Don't Just Spend, Do It Wisely
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An economist argues that the government should spend money on infrastructure projects in order to dig the economy out of recession, but lawmakers should apply the same cost-benefit analysis to the fiscal stimulus package that they would (or should) apply to any other federal spending.

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Abnormal Returns:  Tuesday links: money spent wisely

Economist's View:  links for 2008-11-27

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Tuesday links: money spent wisely
Abnormal Returns — ... “It is not enough to just spend hundreds of billions of dollars. Good economic policy requires that this money be spent wisely.”   (Economix) ...

links for 2008-11-27
Economist's View — ... and Recommendation - The Baseline Scenario Government by Contractor Is a Disgrace - WSJ.com Menu design tricks to get you to spend more - Nudges All Fall Down - Friedman - NYTimes.com Resurrection Science - Olivia Judson Procrastinating Again? How to Kick the Habit - Scientific American How should we think about the monetary transmission mechanism? - macroblog Don’t Just Spend, Do It Wisely - Economix Closed ports worse ...

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