Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from October 2010 through December 2010

摘要

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) contains provisions that are intended to boost economic activity and employment in the United States. Section 1512(e) of the law requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to comment on reports filed by recipients of ARRA funding that detail the number of jobs funded through their activities. This CBO report fulfills that requirement. It also provides CBOs estimates of ARRAs overall impact on employment and economic output in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2010. Those estimateswhich CBO considers more comprehensive than the recipients reportsare based on evidence from similar policies enacted in the past and on the results of various economic models.