The conventional view is for governments to spend to pump prime the economy. Alberto Alesina, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, thinks otherwise and says governments should reduce their influence.

<p>The conventional view is for governments to spend to pump prime the economy. Alberto Alesina, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, thinks otherwise and says governments should reduce their influence.</p>

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