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More Bailout Comparisons
ritholtz.com - 12/3/2008
More Bailout Comparisons
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Last week’s discussion on the size of the bailout expenditures generated some interesting buzz. A few others picked up on the size, and created a few different ways to depict the amount of money involved. These have been my favorites: > Bailout Pie Chart chart courtesy of ...
Financial Crisis and Recession
woodwardhall.wordpress.com - 12/11/2008
Financial Crisis and Recession
— woodwardhall.wordpress.com — The Obama administration’s focus on infrastructure spending raises the natural question of the effect of government purchases... on total GDP. Does government spending stimulate other categories of spending, especially consumer spending? Or does ... (more) Financial Crisis and Recession

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gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
Spending and Tax Multipliers
— gregmankiw.blogspot.com — A key issue facing the new Obama administration is to what extent the economic stimulus should take... the form of spending increases versus tax cuts. One way to think about the issue is the size of the fiscal policy multipliers. The multipliers measure ... (more) Spending and Tax Multipliers

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It's official
econbrowser.com - 12/2/2008
It's official
— econbrowser.com — The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research announced today that the eleventh... U.S. postwar recession began in December of 2007. As has often been the case historically, the announcement itself is a bit ... (more) It's official

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Bear Mountain Bull:  Historically Speaking

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Historically Speaking
Bear Mountain Bull — ... How the total size of the 2008 bailouts stacks up against other government expenditures over the years. In pictures, courtesy of The Big Picture . Short story - the amount is huge. Posted: 12:17 pm Comments No comments yet. ...

Pledges to Date Redux
EconomPic — JJStein asks for it, JJStein gets it... WWII's inflation adjusted cost added to the 'Chart of the Week': For a breakdown of those pledges, go here. Source: Ritholtz.com

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