Taxes and Growth: New Narrative Evidence from Interwar Britain

The impact of fiscal policy on economic activity is still a matter of great debate. And, ever since Keynes first commented on it, interwar Britain, 1918–39, has remained a particularly interesting and contentious case—not least because of its high-debt environment and turbulent business cycle. This...

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Published in:The Review of economic studies 2024-07, Vol.91 (4), p.2168-2200
Main Authors: Cloyne, James, Dimsdale, Nicholas, Postel-Vinay, Natacha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business cycles
Changes
Debates
Economic activity
Fiscal policy
Government spending
Interwar period
Narratives
Personality
Post World War II period
Tax reform
Taxation
World War II
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