Paul Krugman Quotes

What saved the economy, and the New Deal, was the enormous public works project known as World War II, which finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy’s needs.

Paul Krugman

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• World War II
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• Public works

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  Paul Krugman
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  • Project
  • World War II