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Download or read book Automatic Fiscal Policies to Combat Recessions written by Laurence S. Seidman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the most prominent research in the field, this timely book offers bold new fiscal policies that can complement current automatic stabilizers and counter-cyclical monetary policy to help combat recessions. Dr. Seidman argues for an independent fiscal policy board or the Federal Reserve to decide changes in the magnitude of Congress's fiscal policy package of stimulus or restraint, with recommendations going into effect immediately, subject only to Congressional override.