Did the 2008 tax rebates stimulate spending?

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 374-379

  Shapiro, Matthew D ^a   Slemrod, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 73849091609     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.374     Document Type: Conference Paper

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