As the economy begins to worsen ClaudiaSahm (formerly director of macroeconomicpolicy at the Washington Center for EquitableGrowth) proposes a new policy that providesAmerican's with an automatic lump-sumstimulus payment when the three-monthaverage national unemployment rate rises byat least .5 % compared to its low in the lastyear.What kind of policy is this? Discuss the effectsof this policy proposal if it was in place as thechanges in (a) took place.

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