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Journal of Economic Perspectives: Vol. 10 No. 3 (Summer 1996)
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Keynesianism, Pennsylvania Avenue Style: Some Economic Consequences of the Employment Act of 1946
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De Long, J Bradford. 1996. "Keynesianism, Pennsylvania Avenue Style: Some Economic Consequences of the Employment Act of 1946."
Journal of Economic Perspectives,
10(3): 41-53.
DOI: 10.1257/jep.10.3.41
DOI: 10.1257/jep.10.3.41
Abstract
The Employment Act of 1946 created the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)--and served as a convenient marker of the government's acceptance of the burden of stabilizing the macroeconomy. The willingness of post-WWII governments to let automatic stabilizers function in recessions may well have moderated the post-WWII business cycle. The CEA has also served as an advocate of allocative efficiency in economic policy. Its relative success can be primarily ascribed to Chairman Arthur Burns, who hired a CEA staff composed of short-term appointees whose principal loyalty was to economic rationality.
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De Long, J. Bradford (U CA, Berkeley)
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E60: Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General
N12: Economic History: Macroeconomics; Growth and Fluctuations: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
N42: Economic History: Government, War, Law, and Regulation: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
N12: Economic History: Macroeconomics; Growth and Fluctuations: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
N42: Economic History: Government, War, Law, and Regulation: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
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