Sentences with phrase «economic stimulus payments»

What they found: U.S. households boosted their spending by 10 percent on average when they received economic stimulus payments in 2008, with lower - income households experiencing the biggest impact.

The study examines the 2008 economic stimulus payments the U.S. federal government sent to households across the nation.

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The decline in direct program expenses was primarily attributable to lower other transfer payments (down $ 5.5 billion), due to the ending of various stimulus measures under the Economic Action Plan.

Other transfers payments declined by $ 2.9 billion, primarily due to the ending of the stimulus programs under the Economic Action Plan.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that through increased transfer payments and reduced taxes, automatic stabilizers provided significant economic stimulus during and in the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2007 - 2009, and thereby helped strengthen economic activity.