Fiscal policy and economic recovery: The case of the 1936 veterans' bonus

American Economic Review

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1100-1143

  Hausman, Joshua K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84962791637     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20130957     Document Type: Review

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