Are Government Spending Multipliers Greater During Periods of Slack? Evidence from 20th Century Historical Data
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- Michael T. Owyang & Valerie A. Ramey & Sarah Zubairy, 2013. "Are government spending multipliers greater during periods of slack? evidence from 20th century historical data," Working Papers 2013-004, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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