Government spending post-9/11 linked to financial crisis of late-2000s.
The article connects the 9/11 attacks to the financial crisis by studying how US government spending and monetary policy after 9/11 impacted the economy. The researchers used expert opinions and economic models to show that the collapse of the financial system was largely influenced by these factors. They suggest that the crisis could have been less severe or even prevented if different policies were in place between 2001 and 2008.
