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2004, No. 9
Posted 2004-04-02

Saving for a Rainy Day?

by Thomas A. Garrett

Research finds that states having strict rules that force policymakers to save and limit how rainy day funds may be spent will improve a state’s ability to weather downturns. The same research reveals, however, that the typical state’s rainy day fund is grossly insufficient to mitigate a severe crisis.