State-Level Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: Assessing Recovery from the 2007 Recession

<p>This research examines state-level fiscal policy responses to the 2007 recession, with a particular focus on the short- and long-run effectiveness of government spending at achieving economic growth. Using OLS regression models to test the impact of government spending, institutional constraints, and economic policy climates on economic growth, this research shows that government spending has a positive impact on growth that decreases into a negative impact over time. Additionally, institutional constraints are consistently found to hinder growth while the effects of policy climate are mixed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Barron, Nathan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Joseph Weinberg
• Iliyan Iliev
• Troy Gibson

• fiscal policy
• government spending
• economic growth
• recession
• American Politics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/767

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1818