There was a lot of bank rescue in economic stimulus and there was a lot of economic stimulus in rescuing banks.

The effect of economic stimulus is redoubled by this kind of inspirational belief.

Why is Germany so hesitant when it comes to economic stimulus programs?

This policy stimulus led to strong growth, in both consumption and investment, and economic activity recovered quickly.

Imagine much of the economy organized like the taxi industry. Most kinds of economic stimulus won t generate more taxis, until entry restrictions are reduced.

Germany should prepare its economic stimulus program now and implement it when the time comes.

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The real failings in the Obama recovery program, however, lie not in the stimulus package but in its efforts to revive financial markets.

But no German economist has come out against an economic stimulus program, and many favor one.

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But the key thing to bear in mind is that the stimulus effect is a one time rise in the level of activity, not an ongoing change in the rate of growth.

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Fiscal stimulus is a tricky business.

But when the GDP figures for the second quarter are reported later this summer, the government s statisticians will annualize the 1.5 increase and add 6 in calculating the annual growth rate. If economic activity apart from the stimulus package is continuing to decline at nearly the 6 annual rate that was recorded in the last two quarters, the temporary boost from the stimulus package will suffice to make the overall GDP change close to zero or even positive.

Second, Krugman s claim that a vastly larger fiscal stimulus would have generated a more rapid economic recovery in the US depends entirely on conjecture.

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Moreover, the AJA would have offered some balanced budget stimulus the kind of stimulus that would boost the level of economic activity without increasing the volume of government debt.

In recent months, there has been a surge in LGIV bond issuance, aimed at supporting local governments efforts to stabilize economic growth through stimulus style investment projects.

The theory behind the massive economic stimulus efforts that many governments have undertaken rests on the notion of the output gap. This is the difference between an economy s actual output and its potential output.

The true effectiveness of these packages is not clear.

Compared to the 787 billion stimulus package signed by President Barack Obama last month, that 32 billion is trivial. It s also less than 0.25 for every 100 that Americans earn.

In short, the US stimulus effects on spending have probably been positive but small, and without a decisive effect on the economy.

This kind of enlightened stimulus runs into strong prejudices.

Fiscal hawks also rely on history based arguments.

Government stimulus programs are limited in their ability to restore demand.

This brings us back to the premature withdrawal of fiscal stimulus.

The Fed has pursued its strategy of low long term interest rates in the hope of stimulating economic activity. At this point, the extent of the stimulus seems very small, and the risk of financial bubbles is increasingly worrying.

Economists talk about bang for the buck how much economic stimulus is provided by each dollar of spending. It s hard to imagine less bang than from bucks spent on a Nepalese contractor working in Iraq.

In recent times, he opposed all of President Barack Obama s major domestic legislation, including the economic stimulus package, health care reform, and financial services regulation, and has consistently supported anti abortion legislation.

The current stimulus and bailout plans were hatched in reaction to that dreadful week.

It is not a question of stimulus versus deficit. Both are necessary.

Fiscal stimulus is turning into fiscal austerity and a drag on growth.

But would either of these approaches reduce unemployment most effectively, or would a new round of quantitative easing (an unconventional form of economic stimulus by which the central bank purchases financial assets) work better?

But the stimulus measures transformed a banking crisis into a fiscal and sovereign debt crisis.

It is all the more important that stimulus packages be channeled into relatively productive investments.

I am one of those who believe that recovery from the crisis requires fiscal stimulus.

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