And it has nothing to do with the relative abilities of the sexes. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said Tuesday that the government’s focus on short-term fiscal tightening, through tax increases and spending cuts, was hurting growth, constraining employment, and holding back the economic recovery. Instead, he said, policy makers should be trying to…
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