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Cutbacks in government spending slowed the recovery and led to lasting damage to workers and economic growth.
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Claudia Sahm, Stay-at-Home Macro (SAHM) Consulting, Arlington, VA; and Jain Family Institute, New York, USA.
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Sahm, C. COVID-19 Is Transforming Economic Policy in the United States. Intereconomics 56, 185–190 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-021-0979-4
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