Confronting Policy Challenges of the Great Recession Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy

• Main Author: Alvi, Eskander (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: W.E. Upjohn Institute 2017
• Subjects: Monetary economics; Macroeconomics; Central government policies; Business; Economics; Public Policy & Administration
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book presents several notable economists who describe the perils the economy faced during the Great Recession and the policies-some successful, others not so much-that were implemented and why. By now, economists have had nearly a decade to examine the causes and consequences of the damage wrou...