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Fiscal Policy Video and Quiz

Updated: July 12 2012,
Author: barrel fan
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Budget Deficit, Business Cycles, Employment and Unemployment, Fiscal Policy
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This video teaches the concept of Fiscal Policy. Fiscal policy refers to how government taxing and spending policy can be used to influence the macroeconomy.

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