I am still reading this much discussed research by Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein where they estimate the impact of Obama plan (Econbrowser has a nice graph which explains the impact in a nutshell). Both head Council of Economic Advisors of President elect Obama, so it is a must read. Another thing to read is CBO’s estimate of the US economy (I will try and do a comparison later on; for insights read Krugman’sblog).
Coming back to Romer/Bernstein estimation, NYTpoints:
Christina Romer, whom Mr. Obama has designated to be his chief economist, concluded in research she helped write in 1994 that interest-rate policy is the most powerful force in economic recoveries and that fiscal stimulus generally acts too slowly to be of much help in pulling the economy out of recessions, though associates said she now supports a big stimulus package if policy…
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