Government Spending Might Not Create Jobs Even during Recessions

Bill Dupor and Guerrero Rodrigo

The Regional Economist, 2016, issue July

Abstract: A review of government spending over 120 years seems to show little, if any, impact on job creation. The result is the same whether the economy is in a recession or not.

Date: 2016
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