Bury Keynesian Voodoo
A 2002 study by economists Richard Hemming, Selma Mahfouz and Axel Schimmelpfennig of recessions in 27 developed economies from 1971 to 1998 found that increased spending by government had, in almost all cases, a barely noticeable impact, and sometimes a negative one. Heavily indebted countries that spent more in recessions grew about 0.5 percent less, relative to trend, than countries that didn’t, the study found.
Ask Joe
Why is the left so profoundly committed to stimulus-by- spending, even though there is scant evidence that it succeeds?
Joe the Plumber knows the answer: The left has become religiously Keynesian because that is the only corner of economics consistent with its redistributive ideology.
- Kevin Hassett, 'Bury Keynesian Voodoo Before It Can Bury Us All.'
Ask Joe
Why is the left so profoundly committed to stimulus-by- spending, even though there is scant evidence that it succeeds?
Joe the Plumber knows the answer: The left has become religiously Keynesian because that is the only corner of economics consistent with its redistributive ideology.
- Kevin Hassett, 'Bury Keynesian Voodoo Before It Can Bury Us All.'
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