From the peak in 1929 to the Great Depression trough in 1933, government tax revenues fell by

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From the peak in 1929 to the Great Depression trough in 1933, government tax revenues fell by 1.9 percent of GDP and government expenditures increased by 0.3 percent. Real GDP fell by 25 percent. Compare and contrast this experience with the fiscal policy that accompanied the 2008-2009 recession. What did fiscal policy do to moderate the last recession that was largely absent during the Great Depression?

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Foundations of Macroeconomics

ISBN: 978-0134492001

8th edition

Authors: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin

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