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“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.”

Quote by Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman is a renowned economist known for his contributions to macroeconomic policy and international trade. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1991 and is considered one of the leading figures in the New Keynesian economics school. more

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