Jakina R. Debnam

- Assistant Professor of Economics, Amherst College
Jakina Debnam is an assistant professor of economics at Amherst College. She earned her PhD in Economics at Cornell University. Prior to becoming a student at Cornell University, she was a Research Analyst at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University where she researched federal tax and budget issues. Jakina graduated from Brown University in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in applied mathematics and economics. She was also a Mercatus Center Adam Smith Fellow during the 2012-2013 academic year, as well as a Mercatus Visiting PhD Fellow.
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Reducing Debt and Other Measures For Improving U.S. Competitiveness
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The Fiscal Consequences of the Supreme Court's Healthcare Ruling

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Spending as a Share of GDP
February 2009 and February 2011 Estimates

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In the Long Run, We’re All Crowded Out

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Stimulus Facts Data
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Does Government Spending Stimulate Economies?

Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Reducing Debt and Other Measures For Improving U.S. Competitiveness
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Fiscal Consequences of the Supreme Court's Healthcare Ruling

- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Spending as a Share of GDP
February 2009 and February 2011 Estimates

- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
In the Long Run, We’re All Crowded Out

- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Stimulus Facts Data
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Does Government Spending Stimulate Economies?

Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Reducing Debt and Other Measures For Improving U.S. Competitiveness
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Spending as a Share of GDP
February 2009 and February 2011 Estimates

- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
In the Long Run, We’re All Crowded Out

- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Stimulus Facts Data
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Does Government Spending Stimulate Economies?

Latest Work
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Fiscal Consequences of the Supreme Court's Healthcare Ruling
