... Stabilization Consideration of how the US economy might be stabilized in the face of costly cycles has a long history in economics. As early as 1886, Herbert Davenport urged the deferment of public works until times of recession and two years later ... pattern of demand for the firm's products was modified via advertising, the linking of price discounting to time of sale, and diversification into markets with differing demand patterns. Second, firms produced to inventory. And third, firms' capital investment and large-scale maintenance were delayed to times of cyclical ... His support f...

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