# Professor Lawrence White argues that more spending on infrastructure could have fostered greater economic growth during Barack Obama's presidency

1 Faculty News January 6, 2017 ![Tampa Bay Times logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/tampabaytimes192x144.jpg?itok=6-B3OPug)>

Excerpt from the [Tampa Bay Times](http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2017/politifact/obameter/economy/) -- "'With low interest rates, borrowing to make these improvements is an economics no-brainer, even if the politics are much tougher,' said [Lawrence White](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/lawrence-white), professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business."

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