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Lawrence Christiano
Alfred W. Chase Chair of Business Institutions, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Finance (Courtesy)
Recession-Fighting Serendipity
Well-timed government spending can blunt economic contractions
Researchers: Lawrence Christiano, Martin Eichenbaum and Sergio Rebelo
July 1, 2010