The effects of fiscal stimulus: Evidence from the 2009 cash for clunkers program

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1107-1142

  Mian, Atif ^a,b   Sufi, Amir ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FISCAL POLICY; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865383994     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjs024     Document Type: Article

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