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  • adjective relating to or extending over a limited period

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Examples

  • I probaly should have left them out because they distract from the larger point I was trying to make, which is that in the Keynesian model, which everyone is operating from these days, one can equally stimulate short-run growth through consumption or investment.

    Matthew Yglesias » Don’t Knock the Post Office 2009

  • I would make the two tax changes equal in present value, so while the package results in a short-run budget deficit, there is no long-term budget impact.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Mankiw Stimulus 2009

  • "That ends up being a budgetary hole that we're going to have to fill not only for the short-run but probably permanently."

    State Governments Brace for Challenges Sara Murray 2011

  • We've had successful, farsighted policy reforms that also dealt with pressing short-run issues.

    Five Lessons for Deficit Busters Michael J. Boskin 2011

  • As much as we have learned to be more sensitive to our energy usage patterns since the 70s, we remain at the mercy of large short-run oil price swings that precipitate economic downturns.

    Mark Zupan: Oil Matters Mark Zupan 2011

  • Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Fed's independence protects the central bank from short-run political pressure.

    Why the Fed Is Not Independent Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr. 2011

  • Excess capacity in the private sector, most importantly in the job market, is still the biggest problem we face, and given the cost of capital right now, the best way to both reduce unemployment and the short-run deficit is to grow faster.

    Jared Bernstein: Improving the Debate in Washington From the Outside Jared Bernstein 2011

  • Elected officials too often ignore long-run costs to achieve short-run benefits.

    The Time for Spending Cuts Is Now Michael J. Boskin 2011

  • Food crises hit the poor doubly hard—through their short-run hunger and their long-run loss of opportunities and hope.

    Failed Policies Lead to Food Shortages C. Peter Timmer 2011

  • We've had successful, farsighted policy reforms that also dealt with pressing short-run issues.

    Five Lessons for Deficit Busters Michael J. Boskin 2011

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