The Macroeconomic Policy Paradox
Failing by Succeeding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5741720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan S Blinder (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 650 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-46 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716213493080 |
| OpenAlex | W2127139327 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
While objections can be (and have been) raised, the U.S. government's multifaceted macroeconomic policy responses to the financial crisis after September 2008 appear to have been quite effective. Yet, politically, they are more reviled than admired. The paradox is that economic success-in the sense of averting much worse outcomes-turned into political failure. This article asks why
Economic policy · Economics · Financial crisis · Government (linguistics) · Keynesian economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Global Financial Crisis and Policies · Law · Monetary Policy and Economic Impact · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |