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Janet Yellen: “I think in the early years after the financial crisis, fiscal policy provided considerable support to the recovery.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
I think in the early years after the financial crisis, fiscal policy provided considerable support to the recovery.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen acknowledged fiscal policy's role in supporting economic recovery post-crisis.

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