Expansionary fiscal policies are meant to stimulate the economy during recessions and other tough times. Check out some examples of expansionary fiscal policy.

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given all of the above, more likely the expansionary fiscal policy will end up being contractionary in terms of output. This will exacerbate the crises, especially given the “initial conditions ...