Assessing the U.S. Auto Bailout 5 Years Later

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Frank and Denie Weil Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government

Charles W. Eliot University Professor

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Assessing the U.S. Auto Bailout 5 Years Later. Lawrence Summers, May 21, 2014, Video . "June 1, 2014 marks the 5-year anniversary of General Motors filing for Chapter 11, which had been preceded by Chrysler Motors’ declaration of bankruptcy. On May 21, 2014 the Brookings Institute held an event titled, “Recovery Road? An Assessment of the Auto Bailout and the State of U.S. Manufacturing..." Link verified August 21, 2014

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