Gomes, Joao F2023-05-232019-09-242019-09-242019-09-24https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/42605U.S. corporations over the past decade have shied away from making large-scale capital investments. Given their reticence, does it make economic sense for the government to pursue major investments in infrastructure at this time?This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.investmenttax cut and jobs act 2017infrastructureeconomy2008 recessionprivatepublicinvestmentEconomic PolicyEconomicsInfrastructurePolicy Design, Analysis, and EvaluationPublic EconomicsRegional EconomicsTransportationArticle