During this time of COVID, many of us have enjoyed 'stimulus' payments from the US Treasury for amounts like $600 or $1200. In fact, every month I am getting a child tax credit in the amount of $700 (yes, I have a lot of kids!). How are these stimulus payments appearing in the GDP (if at all)? What specific component of GDP? What is the reason for these payments?
During this time of COVID, many of us have enjoyed 'stimulus' payments from the US Treasury for amounts like $600 or $1200. In fact, every month I am getting a child tax credit in the amount of $700 (yes, I have a lot of kids!). How are these stimulus payments appearing in the GDP (if at all)? What specific component of GDP? What is the reason for these payments?
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During this time of COVID, many of us have enjoyed 'stimulus' payments from the US Treasury for amounts like $600 or $1200. In fact, every month I am getting a child tax credit in the amount of $700 (yes, I have a lot of kids!). How are these stimulus payments appearing in the
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Stimulus payments are a form of transfer payments made by the government, corresponding to which there is no transaction of labor or other resources.
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