Defense Spending and the American Economy: How Much Change Is In the Offing?

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

12-1-1989

Series Information

Occasional Paper 78

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

With the end of the Cold War looming, this essay argues that military spending has been decreasing for years and that any future reductions to the defense budget are likely to only have a modest impact on the economy.

Keywords

Defense Spending, Military, Economic Impact, Budget Reduction, Public Policy

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K7XW4GZF

DOI

doi:10.7936/K7XW4GZF

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "Defense Spending and the American Economy: How Much Change Is In the Offing?", Occasional Paper 78, 1989, doi:10.7936/K7XW4GZF.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/106.